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CHILD'S   BIBLE 


QUESTION    BOOK, 


BOSTON: 

MASSACHUSETTS  SABBATH  SCHOOL  SOCIETY. 
Depository,  No.  13  Cornhill 


CONTENTS.  I 


1.  ABOUT   GOD. 

2.  THE   CREATION. 

S.  CREATION,  (continued). 

4.  THE   FIRST   MAN   AND   WOUAN. 

5.  THE   FAIX. 

6.  THE   CURSE. 

7.  THE   CURSE   EXPOSED   AI.L  TO   RUW. 

8.  tB«  SOUL   AND   SPIRIT. 

9.  OUR   DUTIES   TO   GOD. 

10.  DUTIES  OF  CHILDREN  TO  EACH  OTHER. 

11.  GOD  HAS  TAUGHT  US  OUR  DUTIES  IN  THE  BIBLB. 

12.  GOD  HAS  TAUGHT  US  OUR  DUTIES  IN  THE  BIBLE, 

(continued). 

13  REVIEW  OF  THE  TWELVE  PRECEDING  LESSONS 

14  REVIEW  OP  THE  TWELVE  PRECEDING  LESSONg, 

(continued). 

.5.  CAIN  AND  ABEL. 

16.  CAIN  AND  ABEL,  (continued). 

17.  THE  FLOOD. 

18.  THE  FLOOD,  (continued). 

19.  NOAH  AFTER  THE  FLOOD,  AND  STRONG  DBINK 

20.  BABEL.   PEOPLE  SCATTERED 

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«  -      CONTENTS. 

21.  THE   COMMANDMENTS,  AND   HOW   GIVEH. 

22.  IDOLATRY  AND    PRAYER. 

23.  IDOLATRY   AND    HEATHENISM.  ^ 

24.  ABOUT    SWEARING. 

25.  HOW   TO   KEEP  THE   SABBATH. 

26.  OBEDIENCE    TO    PARENTS. 

27.  LYING    AND    STEALING. 

28.  LYING,  (continued). 

29.  WHAT   IS   IT   TO   BREAK   THE   COMMANDMENTS  7 
80.    REVIEW. 

31.  REVIEW,  (continued). 

32.  THE   BIRTH   OF   JESUS   CHRIST. 

33.  THE   INFANT   JESUS. 

34.  CHRIST'S    SERMON   ON    THE   MOUNT. 

85.    CHRIST'S    SERMON    ON    THE    MOUNT,  (continued). 

36.  THE   lord's    prayer;    CHRIST    HEALS    THE    CEN- 

TURION'S   SERVANT. 

37.  THE   widow's   SON   RAISED   FROM   THE   DEAD. 

38.  THE    WIND    AND    SEA    OBEY   CHRIST. 

39.  MORE   ABOUT   JESUS   CHRIST. 

40.  CHRIST   TRANSFIGURED. 

41.  CHRIST'S   AGONY   IN   THE   GARDEN   OF   GETH&EM 

ANE. 

42.  the  trial  of  jesus  christ. 

43.  incidents  prior  to  the  crucifixion. 

44.  the  crucifixion. 

45.  Christ's  burial  and  resurrection. 

iS.    I'HE   ASCENSION. 

i7.    WHERE   IS   JESUS,   AND   WHAT   IS   HE   DOING   FOB 

US? 


CONTENTS. 

4a  HOW   CAN   WE    GO    AND    LIVE    WITH   JESUS  ? 

49.  DESCRIBE    THE    DESTINY    OF    THE   LOST- 

50.  DESCRIBE    HEAVEN. 

51.  REVIEW   THE   LAST   SEVENTEEIT   LESSONS. 

52.  REVIEW,  (continuedV 


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TO   TEACHERS. 


It  is  hoped  that  no  one  will  undertake  to  become  tho 
teacher  of  an  infant  class,  thinking  it  bat  a  light  and  easj 
task,  and  one  that  incnrs  but  little  responsibility.  If  such  be 
the  views  and  feelings  of  an  individual  that  undertakes  the 
training  of  the  infant  mind,  she  will  fail  of  success,  and  be 
nearly  useless,  if  not  really  injurious,  to  the  little  flock  in- 
trusted to  her  care.  The  infant  class  teacher  can  be  assured 
of  an  hour  of  sweet  toil  as  the  Sabbath  approaches,  if  she 
feels  an  interest  in  the  exercises  of  the  class,  and,  what  is  far 
more  important,  the  inculcating  and  development  of  pure 
moral  principles  and  intellectual  power.  To  be  useful  in  this 
department  of  the  Sabbath  School,  one  should  love  the  call- 
ing, and  place  a  due  estimate  upon  its  importance. 

It  is  pleasing  to  see  youth  and  old  age  studying  the  in- 
spired volume,  and  seeking,  by  the  aid  of  books  and  the  in- 
structions of  teachers,  for  a  knowledge  of  the  truths  therein 
revealed.  But  it  is  far  more  beautiful  to  see  the  opening 
mind  grasping  after,  and  fixing  upon,  principles,  that  will 
mould  the  whole  being  after  the  similitude  of  God.  maq 
youth  of  our  Sabbath  schools  demand  teachers  capable  of 
debating  disputed  questions,  and  of  leading  the  mind  along 
through  the  dark  and  misty  labyrinths  into  which  they  may 
Uave  been  drawn  by  the  many  isTns  of  the  age.  But  the 
teacher  of  the  Infant  class  should  so  understand  her  work  as 
lo  direct  the  minds  of  h-jr  pupils,  so  that  they  may,  in  a  mea» 

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B  TO    TBACHERS. 

ore,  be  protected  from  the  baneful  influecees  that  surround 
them,  thus  inducing  them  to  lives  of  purity  and  holiness.  Nc 
person  of  reflection  will  dispute  the  assertion,  that  infency 
and  childhocd  is  tlie  time  to  make  the  impression  on  the  mind. 
The  sainted  Olin  once  said,  the  mind  of  the  child  should  be 
^preoccupied  with  right  principles. 

It  is  tme  that  the  minds  of  youth  and  old  age  receive  im- 
pressions, but  far  more  faint  and  imperfect ;  therefore  tha 
neoL-isity  for  a  teacher  of  the  infant  department  that  is  well 
acquainted  with  the  principles  of  our  holy  religion,  and  can 
clearly  illustrate  them. 

The  teacher  of  an  infant  department  should  not  depend 
nainly  upon  a  text-book  or  manual  to  interest  the  class,  as 
>;hildren  are  much  more  interested  in  the  words  ^nd  gestures 
of  their  teacher,  as  they  see  her  eyes  fixed  on  them,  and  hear 
the  story  of  their  lesson  in  her  own  words.  It  is  therefore 
suggested,  that  the  teacher  read  over  the  lesson  previous  to 
coming  before  the  class,  and  be  prepared  to  repeat  it  to  the 
class  in  the  form  of  a  story  or  glowing  scene  passing  before 
them,  and  then  begin  with  the  questions  as  they  occur  in  tiae 
lesson,  never  leaving  the  first  question  till  thoroughly  com- 
mitted. Let  the  pupils  in  concert  repeat  both  the  question 
and  answer  after  the  teacher,  till  they  can  readily  answer  tht 
question  when  put  by  the  teacher.  The  teacher  should  then 
proceed  to  the  second  question,  and  pursue  the  same  method. 
When  that  is  learned,  also  let  her  propose  the  first  and  sec- 
ond questions  in  succession,  and  by  no  means  pass  to  xht 
third  until  these*are  both  answered  consecutively,  without 
hesitation.  She  may  thus  proceed  with  one  question  at  a 
time,  constantly  repeating  the  previous  ones  until  the  whole 
!esson  is  faithfully  committed  by  the  class. 

"  The  questions  all  learned  and  understoofl,  the  teacher 
may  proceed  to  the  verses  appended  to  each  lessou."     These 


TO    TEACHERS  9 

form  a  P'art  of  the  lesson ;  and  it  will  be  found  in  experience, 
that  the  learning  of  them  will  be  looked  upon  rather  as  a 
recreation  than  a  task,  especially  if  some  such  method  as  the 
followftig  be  adopted  :  — 

"  I-et  the  teacher  recite  one  line,  and  require  its  repetitioi 
in  concert  until  the  class  can  recite  it  without  aid.  Pursue 
the  same  course  with  the  second  line,  and  then  require  the 
repetition  of  the  two  lines  together ;  then  of  three,  until  the 
verse  is  learned. 

"The  teacher  should  be  in  no  haste  to  get  through  the 
book.  It  is  best  to  make  the  children  thorough  as  far  as  tliey 
go,  even  if  they  are  a  whole  month  learning  one  lesson. 

"In  pursuing  this  method,  the  intelligent  teacher  will  of 
course  introduce  explanatory  remarks,  appropriate  stories, 
etc.,  illustrating  the  lesson.  This  will  both  please  and  profit 
the  class." 

In  most  instances,  the  poetry  preceding  the  lesson  should 
be  learned  before  the  questions.  It  will  be  seen,  that  occa- 
sionally the  same  questions  are  repeated  in  different  lessons  ; 
but  they  are  such  as  are  calculated  to  impress  the  mind 
with  a  moral  truth,  and  may  not  be  considered  out  of  place, 
when  we  remember  the  saying  of  the  wise  man  :  "  Give  line 
upon  line,  precept  upon  precept,  here  a  httle  and  there  a 
Uttle."  , 

One  suggestion  further  respecting  the  manner  in  which  the 
lessons  are  to  be  committed,  namely :  great  pains  should  be 
taken,  at  the  commencement,  to  make  the  voices  of  all  har- 
monize. This  vnll  cost  some  pains  and  trouble  at  first,  but 
will  soon  be  overcome ;  and  the  sweet  harmony  of  infant 
voices  will  charm  the  ear.  To  gain  this  point,  great  pain  a 
should  be  taken  to  observe  the  pauses,  and  give  the  various 
inflections  to  the  voice,  wliich  different  portions  of  the  lessona 
iemand.    A*"  children  naturally  love  order,  this  wii)  be  no 


10  TO    TEACHERS. 

hard  matter  to  secure ;  and  in  securing  this,  we  gain  the  at 
tention  of  the  class. 

Let  no  teacher  be  discouraged  if  for  a  time  she  sees  but 
little  interest;  for  perseverance  and  ingenuity  will  succeed 
■fter  a  time,  and  the  teacher  will  receive  a  doable  rewazd 
for  ail  her  labors 


OHlLD't^  BIBLE  QUESTION   BOOK 


LE  S  SON   I. 

ABOUT    GOD. 

Ques    Cliildren,  can  you  tell  me  who  made  the  clear  bh»€ 
liky,  ihfe  Bun,  moon,  and  stars,  that  shine  80  brightly  ? 
Ans, 

«  The  Almighty  God  that  rules  on  hig>i  ; 
He  built  the  Earth  and  made  the  eky  ; 
And  fashioned  in  their  various  forms, 
Men,  beasts,  birds,  and  worms." 

11) 


H  child's  biblb 

Ques.  What  is  God  ? 

Ans.    A  spirit. 

Ques.  Can  you  see  spirits  ? 

Ans.   We  cannot.  ^ 

Qztes.  Can  God  see  you  ? 

Ans.   He  can. 

Ques.  "Where  is  God  ? 

Ans.   Everywhere. 

"  The  Lord,  the  high  and  holy  on*, 
Is  present  everywhere ; 
Go  to  the  regions  of  the  sun, 
And  thou  wilt  find  him  there. 

"  Go  to  the  secret  ocean  caves, 
Where  man  hath  never  trod, 
And  there,  beneath  the  flashing  waw, 
WiU  be  thy  Maker,  God." 

Ques.  What  can  God  do  ? 

Ans.   Whatever  he  will. 

Ques.  What  does  God  knoir  ? 

Ans.   All  things. 

Ques.  Does  he  know  your  thoughts  f 

Ans.   He  does. 

Ques.  Does  he  know  all  we  do  and  say  ? 

Ans.   He  does. 

"  Asleep,  awake,  by  night,  by  day, 
When  at  my  lessons  or  my  play  ; 
Although  the  Lord  I  cannot  see. 
His  eye  is  always  fixed  on  me." 

Ques.  How  long  has  God  lived  ? 
Ans.    Always. 

Ques  How  long  will  he  live  ? 
Ans.   Forever. 

Ques.  Because  God  always  has  lived  and  alwayi  mi 
-ve,  what  do  we  say  of  him  ? 
Ans.    That  he  is  eternal.  ^ 

Ques.  AMiat  more  can  you  say  of  God  ' 
Ans.    That  he  is  good,  and  does  good- 
Ques.  What-  does  God  hate  ? 
Ans.   Sin. 


QUESTION    BOOK.  It 

Ques.  What  will  he  do  to  those  that  sin  ? 

Ans.   He  will  punish  them. 

Ques.  Whj  will  God  punish  them  ? 

Ans.  Because  he  cannot  look  upon  sin  with  the  least 
degree  of  allowance. 

Ques.  Does  God  ever  change  ? 

Ans.   He  does  not 

Ques.  Because  God  never  changes,  what  do  we  say 
of  him  ? 

Ans.   We  say  he  is  unchangeable. 

BRIEF   EECAPrrUIiATION. 

Ques  What  can  you  say  of  God  ? 

Ans.  He  IS  a  spirit  —  past  finding  out  —  always  pres- 
ent —  can  do  all  things  good  —  is  always  nght  and  true 
—  neyer  changes  —  is  without  begmnmg  or  ending  oi 
dajB. 


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i 


LESSON    II, 


THE   CREATIOX. 


Qties.  In  the  first  lesson  you  told  me  that  God  made 
the  sun,  moon,  and  clear  blue  sky.  Did  he  make  any 
thing  besides  ? 

Arts.    Yes.     He  made  every  living  creature. 

Ques.  Will  you  mention  some  other  things  that  Grod 
made  ? 

Ans.  He  made  stones,  shells,  and  flowers,  and  CTeij 
Jhing  that  grows. 

^es.  •What  did  he  make  first  ? 
•    Ans.    The  heavens  and  earth. 

Ques.  'What  next  ? 

Ans.    Light. 

Ques.  W^'hat  did  he  call  the  light  ? 

Atts^    Day. 


QUESTION  BOOK.  If 

Ques,  What  did  he  call  the  darkness  ? 

Ans.    Night 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  of  the  light  ? 

Ans.    That  it  was  good. 

Ques.  What  was  made  next  ? 

Ans.    The  clear  blue  sky  and  air. 

Ques,  How  do  we  use  the  air  ? 

Ans.    We  breathe  it. 

Ques.  What  is  air  put  in  motion  ? 

Ans.    Wind. 

Ques.,  Is  wind  useful  ? 

Ans.  It  is;  for  it  blows  ships  over  the  ocean,  froa 
one  country  to  another. 

Ques.  What  do  we  see  in  the  sky  in  the  eyening  ? 

Ans.    Moon  and  stars. 

Ques.  What  m  the  daytime  ? 

Ans.    The  sun. 

Ques.  What  did  God  make  next  ? 

Ans.    The  dry  land  and  sea. 

Ques.  What  grows  upon  the  land  ? 

Ans.    Trees,  flowers,  grain,  and  grass. 

Ques.  What  was  made  on  the  fourth  day  ? 

Ans.    Sun,  moon,  and  stars. 
^^Ques.  What  are  they  for  ? 

Ans,    To  warm  and  light  the  earth. 

Ques.  What  was  made  next  ? 

Ans.  Whales  and  fishes  to  live  in  the  water,  and 
fowls  and  birds  to  live  on  the  land  and  fly  in  iha 
'tir. 

Ques.  TVTiat  was  made  on  the  sixth  day  ? 

Ans.    Animals  and  creeping  things. 

Ques.  Can  you  name  some  of  them  ? 

Ans.    Dogs,  sheep,  cows,  horses,  and  elephants. 

Ques.  Name  some  of  the  creeping  things? 

Ans.    Snakes  and  worms. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  say  of  all  these  thingi  ? 

Ans.    That  they  were  good. 


16  CHILD  S    BIBLE 

Ques.  Whcic  more  did  God  make  on  the  sixth  day  ? 

Am.    Man. 

"  Come,  child,  look  upward  to  the  sky. 
Behold  the  sun  and  moon, 
The  expanse  of  stars  that  sparkle  high, 
To  che«r  the  midnight  gloom. 

"  Come,  child,  and  now  behold  the  earth%k 

In  varied  beauty  stand  ;  ^ 

The  product  view  of  six  days'  birth, 
How  wond'rous  and  how  grand  ! ' 

*  Come,  then,  behold  them  all  and  say, 

How  came  these  things  to  be  ? 
That  stand  before  which  every  way  -' 

I  turn  myself  to  see. 

»  T  was  Grod  who  made  the  earth  and  SMB. 
To  whom  the  angels  bow ; 
^  was  God  who  made  both  yoa  actf  ae. 
IkfS  God  who  SMS  w  oow" 


QT^    / 


QUESTION   BOOK. 


ai 


LESSON    III 


THK   CREATION — CONTINUED. 

Ques.  You  have  told  me  some  tlungs  about  the  cro*- 
Kon.     Can  you  tell  me  who  created  alTthings  ? 

Ans.    God  did. 

Ques.  Did  he  make  all  things  ?  , 

Ans.    He  did  not. 

Ques.  Name  some  things  he  did  not  make  ? 

Ans.    Books,  tables,  chairs. 

Ques.  Who  did  make  them  ? 

Ans.    Men  did. 

Ques.  What  are  they  made  of? 

Ans.    Books  are  made  of  paper,  and  tables  and  chain 
•re  made  of  wood. 

Ques.  Who  made  the  wood  grow  ? 

Ans.    God  did. 

Ques.  What  is  paper  made  of? 

Ant.    Cotton  and  linen  rafjs. 
2* 


t8  child's  bible 

Ques.  Who  made  the  cotton  and  linen  groTr  ? 
Ans.    Grod. 

"  There 's  not  a  plant  or  flower  below, 
But  makes  his  glories  known. " 

Ques.  Well,  children,  you  see  a  great  many  thinga 
that  man  made  ;  did  you  ever  see  any  thing  that  Las  life 
that  man  made  ? 

Ans.    We  did  not. 

Ques.  Can  man  make  a  tree  or  flower  grow  ? 

Ans.  Man  may  plant  them  and  take  care  of  them, 
but  he  cannot  give  them  life. 

Ques.  Have  trees  and  plants  life  ? 

Ans.    They  have. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  life  ? 

A71S.    Vegetable  life. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  life  have  animalfl  ? 

Ans.    Animal  life. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  life  have  we  ? 

Ans.    Animal  and  spiritual  life. 

Ques.  Will  animal  life  die  ? 

Ans.    It  will,  when  the  body  dies. 

Ques.  Will  vegetable  life  die  ?  ^^ 

Ajis.    It  will,  when  trees  and  plants  die. 

Ques.  Does  spiritual  life  die  ? 

Ans»  It  does  not ;  it  will  live  for  ever. 

Ques.  What  do  we  mean  by — to  make  ? 

Ans.    To  form  one  thing  from  another. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  create  ? 

Ans.    To  make  out  of  nothing. 

Ques.  What  can  man  do  ? 

Ans.    He  can  make  one  thing  from  another. 

Ques.  WTiat  can  God  do  ? 

Ans.  He  can  create  that  out  of  which  all  things  are 
made.  \j- 

Ques.  Men  make  clothes  out  of  cloth ;  but  could  men 
make  cloth  if  God  did  not  make  the  cotton  or  wool  oi 
which  cloth  is  made  ? 


QUESTION  BOOK  It 

Ans.    He  could  not 

No,  little  children,  men  could  not  make  houses,  ships, 
tables,  books,  or  any  thing,  if  God  had  not  first  created 
something  to  make  them  of.  Neither  could  your  mothers 
get  you  a  single  dinner  if  God  had  not  provided  some- 
thin"  for  food.  Your  fathers  may  sow  grass  and  grain, 
but  it  would  not  grow  if  G^d  did  not  give  it  vegetable 
life. 

Ques.  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 

Ans.  That  we  cannot  have  any  thing  nnless  Grod 
help  us  to  it. 

Ques.  Should  we  not  thank  and  praise  God  for  hit 
goodnew? 

Ans.    We  should. 

"  Pndee  to  thee,  0  Lord,  forerw ; 
Gladly  now  we  all  unite ; 
PniM  to  thee,  0  Ood !  the  cf^nr, 
Lordof  UihtMdUiBl^ 


CHILD'S   BIBLB 


LESSON    lY. 


THE   FIRST   MAN   AND   WOMAN. 

Ques.  Tn  onr  last  lesson  you  told  me  that  God  made 
every  thing  that  you  see.  Can  you  tell  me  who  made 
you? 

Ans.    Grod. 

*'  The  great,  the  ererlasting  God, 
He  made  you  and  me  and  exery  thing." 

Ques.  What  was  the  name  of  the  first  man  ? 
Ans.    Adam. 

Ques.  Of  what  was  he  made  ? 
Ans.     Of  the  dust  of  the  ground. 
Ques.  What  is  man  ? 

Ans.    Soul  and  spirit,  with  a  body  for  his 
Bv«  in. 


QUESTION   BOOK.  tl 

Ques.  Was  all  of  man  made  of  the  dust  of  the  ground  7 

Ans.    No,  his  body  only. 

Ques.  How  did  man  become  a  living  soul  ? 

Ans.    God  breathed  into  his  nostrils  the  breath  of  hfi 
and  he  became  a  hving  soul. 

Ques.  What  was  the  name  of  the  first  woman  ? 

Ans.    Eve. 

Ques.  Of  what  was  Eve  made  ? 

Ans.    One  of  Adam's  ribs. 

Ques.  Where  are  our  ribs  ? 

Ans.    In  our  sides. 

Ques.  Did  it  hurt  Adam  when  his  rib  was  taken  out  ? 

Ans.    It  did  not 

Ques.  Why  not  ? 

Ans.    Because  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep  sleep  to 
fall  upon  him. 

Ques.  What  did  Adam  say  when  Eve  was  brought  to 
him? 

Ans.    This  is  bone  of  my  bone  and  flesh  of  my  flesh. 

Ques.  What  did  he  call  her  ? 

Ans.    Woman. 

Ques.  Where  did  God  put  the  man  and  woman  that 
he  had  made  ? 

Ans.    In  the  garden  of  Eden. 

Ques.  What  was  in  this  garden  ? 

Ans.    Beautiful  trees,  flowers,  and  nice  fruit 

Ques.  What  ran  through  the  midst  of  the  garden  ? 

Ans.    A  beautiful  stream  of  water. 

Ques.  W^at  did  Adam  and  Eve  eat  ? 

Ans.    Herbs,  seeds,  and  fruit 

Ques.  JNIight  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  all  the  trees  ? 

Ans.    All  but  the  tree  of  knowledge. 

Ques.  Were  Adam  and  Eve  good  or  bad  when  Qo^ 
made  them  ? 

Ans.    Good. 

Ques.  Why  do  you  think  they  were  good  ? 

Ans.    Because  they  were  made  like  God. 


S3  CHILD'S   BIBLE 

Ques.  K  children  are  good,  will  they  always  obey  GoU 
and  their  parents  ? 
Atis,    They  will. 

"  Lord,  I  would  be  a  child  of  thine, 
And  thy  blest  image  ever  bare ; 
Deeply  impress  this  heart  of  mine 
With  glories  which  I  wish  to  share 

"  But  where  can  I  resemble  thee, 
And  in  thy  godlike  natare  share  ? 
Thy  humble  follower  let  me  be. 
Thy  blessed  likeixess  let  me  bear. 

"  Pure  may  I  be,  averse  to  sin, 
Just,  holy,  mercifol,  and  tme ; 
And  let  thy  image  formed  wlthia, 
-  -      oBt  in  aU  I  ipMik  ui4  «i.» 


qLESnON   BOOK. 


23 


LESSON    V. 


THE    FALL. 

Ques.  Children,  you  told  me  that  a  beautiftil  stream 
<rf  water  ran  thrfngh  the  garden.  Can  you  tell  me  what 
■tood  in  the  midst  of  the  garden  ? 

Ans.    The  tree  of  life  and  the  tree  of  knowledge. 

Ques.  Which  of  these  trees  were  they  forbidden  to 
eat  of  ? 

Ans.    The  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

Ques.  How  did  God  say  he  would  punish  them  if  they 
did  eat  of  the  fruit  of  it  ? 

Ans.    That  they  should  surely  die. 

Ques.  Did  Adam  and  Eve  obey  God  ? 

Ans.    They  did  not. 

Ques.  What  made  them  disobey  God  ? 

Ans.  Because  the  wicked  spirit  told  them  an  nntrntht 
And  they  believed  him. 

Ques.  Should  children  believe  what  others  tell  theniy 
and  disobey  their  parents  ? 


14  child's  bible 

Ans,    They  should  not. 

Ques.  Did  Adam  and  Eve  disobey  God  because  theif 
rfpirits  were  wicked  ? 

Atis.  They^id  not,  for  they  were  made  good  like 
God. 

Ques.  When  did  their  spirits  become  wicked  ? 

Ans.  When  they-  beheved  the  wicked  spirit  more 
than  God. 

Ques.  How  did  the  wicked  spirit  come  to  them  ? 

Ati4.    He  came  to  Eve  in  tne  form  of  a  serpent. 

Qu^A.   What  did  he  say  to  her  ? 

Ans.  Yea,  and  hath  God  said  ye  shall  not  eat  <^  every 
tree  of  the  garden  ? 

Ques.  What  did  Eve  say  ? 

Ans,    We  may  eat  of  all  but  one. 

Ques.  What,  then,  did  the  serpent  say  ? 

Ans.    Ye  shall  not  surely  die. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  they  should  become  if  they 
would  only  eat  of  the  forbidden  fruit  ? 

^715.    Ye  shall  be  like  gods. 

Ques.  When  the  serpent  told  her  this,  what  did  she 
do?  .       • 

Ans.  She  reached  out  her  hand,  and  took  the  fruit, 
and  ate  it. 

Ques.  Did  Eve  then  know  good  from  evil  ? 

Ans.    She  did. 

Ques.  Was  she  happy  after  she  knew  evil? 

Ans.    She  was  not. 

Q'^s.  What  next  did  she  do  ? 

Ans.    She  gave  some  of  the  fruit  to  her  husband. 

Ques.  Did  he  eat  of  it  ? 

Ans.    He  did. 

Then,  children,  the  beautiful  flowers  faded  aik^ 
drooped  ;  all  looked  sad  and  miserable  to  them ;  for  God 
did  not  anile  on  tharn  now,  and  they  began  to  sigh  and 
feel  unkappy 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


S6 


LESSON   VI. 


THE    CURSE. 

Ques.  In  our  last  lesson,  we  heard  how  Adam  and  Eve 
kistened  to  the  story  of  the  serpent,  and  believed  him, 
H,iid  disobeyed  God.  You  have  learned,  too,  that  God 
tiade  Adam  and  Eve  good,  and  did  not  wish  them  to 
know  evil ;  but  they,  like  a  great  many  children  who 
disobey  their  parents  and  get  hurt,  learned  the  difference 
between  sorrow  and  gladness.  They  could  now  no 
longer  live  in  the  beautiful  garden  where  all  was  nice 
fruit  and  pretty  flowers,  for  God,  who  sees  and  knows 
every  thing,  came  and  spoke  to  them,  and  said,  AdauL 
where  art  thou  ?  Can  you  tell  what  Adam  did  -wfeen  he 
heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord  God  ? 

Ans.    He  hid  himself. 

Ques.  Why  did  he  hide  himself? 

Ans.    Because  he  was  afraid. 


/6  child's  bible 

Quest.  What  Jid  God  then  ask  him  ? 

Ans.  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree  whereoi  ^  (om- 
manded  thee  that  thou  shouldst  not  eat  ? 

Ques.  What  did  the  man, say  ? 

Ans.    The  woman  gave  to  me,  and  I  did  eat 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  say  to  the  woman  ? 

Ans.    What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done. 

Ques.  What  did  the  woman  say  ? 

Ans.    The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I  did  eat. 

Qu£s.  What  did  the  Lord  say  to  the  serpent  ? 

Ans.  He  cursed  him,  and  told  him  that  he  should  eat 
oust 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  to  the  woman  ? 

Ans.    I  will  greatly  multiply  thy  sorrow. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  to  Adam  ? 

Ans.    Cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake. 

Ques.  What  more  did  he  say  to  Adam  ? 

Ans.    In  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  the  ground  should  bring  forth'' 

Ans.    Thorns  and  thistles. 

Ques.  And  what  more  did  he  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Dust  thou  art,  and  to  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

Ques.  What  did  God  then  do  to  Adam  and  Eve  ? 

Ans.    He  drove  them  out  of  the  garden. 

Ques.  Could  they  go  into  the  garden  again  ? 

Ans.  They  could  not,  for  God  set  cherubim  with  i 
ftaming  sword  to  keep  them  out. 

"  Our  father  ate  forbidden  fruit, 

And  from  hia  glory  fell ; 
And  we,  his  children,  thus  are  brought 

To  death,  and  near  to  hell. 

**  But  there  'b  a  voice  of  sovereign  grac« 
Sounds  from  the  sacred  word ; 
Bo !  ye  despairing  sinners,  come 
Aiid  trust  a  faithful  Lord  " 


QUESTION   BOOK. 


LESSON    VII.  ^ 

THE   CURSE  EXPOSED   ALL   TO    RUIN. 

"  Soon  as  we  draw  cur  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death ; 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart, 
But  we  're  defiled  in  every  part." 

Ques.  Did  Adam  and  Eve  die  as  God  had  told  them  ? 
Ans.    They  did,  for  the  image  of  God  died  in  them. 
Ques.  Is  this  what  God  meant  when  he  said,  Thou 
•halt  surely  die  ? 
Ans.  It  is ;  for, 

'*  Plunged  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair. 
We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheering  beam  of  hope, 
Or  Bpark  of  glimmering  day." 

Ques.  Did  he  not  mean  more  than  this  ? 

Ans.  He  meant  that  their  bodies  should  become  sickly 
and  die  too. 

Ques.  Which  is  to  be  lamented  most,  that  our  bodief 
die,  or  that  we  have  lost  God's  image  on  our  souls  ? 

Ans.    That  we  have  lost  God's  image  on  our  souls. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  have  his  image  on  our  souls  ? 

Ans.    To  be  good  like  God. 

Ques.  Can  we  go  to  heaven  if  we  have  not  his  image  ? 

Ans.    We  cannot. 

Ques.  Could  Adam  and  Eve  have  gone  to  heaven  if 
God  had  left  them  after  they  had  disobeyed  him  ? 

Ans.    They  could  not 

Ques.  Do  you  not  think  that  they  were  afraid  that 
they  would  be  left  to  the  wicked  spirit  ? 

Ans.    We  do. 

Ques.  Does  God  pity  wicked  people,  and  try  to  mak« 
them  good  and  happy  ? 

Ans.    He  does. 


M  child's  bible 


"  with  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of 
Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
*  He  saw,  and  (0  amazing  love !) 

He  ran  to  our  relief." 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  for  Adam  and  Eve  ? 
Ans.    He  gave  them  a  promise  of  mercy. 
Ques.  AVhat  was  this  promise  ? 
Ans.    That  his  own  Son  would  come  into  the  world 
Ques.  VThy  should  he  come  into  the  world  ? 
Ans.    To  break  the  power  of  the  wicked  spirit. 
Ques.  What  more  was  he  to  do  ? 
Ans.    Save  the  world  from  sin. 
Ques.  Are  we  edl  sinners  ? 

A  ns.    We  have  all  sinned,  and  come  short  of  the  glory 
of  God. 

Ques.  How  could  Adam  and  Eve  be.saved  ? 
Ans.    In  believing  God's  promise. 
Ques.  How  are  we  to  be  saved  ? 
Ans.    In  believing  on  the  Son  of  God. 

'•^  .Ajigels,  assist  our  mighty  joys ; 
Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold ; 
But  when  ycu  raise  your  highest  notH, 
Hii  lore  emu  n«'«r  be  told  <  >' 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


LESSON    VIII. 


THE     SOUL    AND     SPIRIT. 

"  A  charge  to  keep  I  haye, 
A  God  to  glorify  ; 
A  never-dying  soul  to  save, 
And  fit  it  for  the  sky." 

tlufis.  How  many  senses  have  you  ? 

Ans.    Five. 

Ques.  What  are  they  ? 

Ans.    Hearing,  seeing,  smelling,  tasting,  and  feeling. 

Ques.  Should  you  have  these  senses  if  you  had  at 
ipirit? 

^715.    We  should  not 

Ques.  Did  you  ever  see  a  dead  boy  or  girl  ? 

Ans.    Yes. 

Ques.  Well,  they  had  eyes,  ears,  and  hands,  had  they 
act? 

Ans.  Yes;  but  they  could  not  see  with  their  eyes,  oi 
hear  with  their  ears,  nor  move  their  hands  or  feet 

Ques.  Why  not  ? 

Ans.    Because  their  souls  had  left  their  bodies. 

Ques.  AVhat  is  your  soul  ? 

Ans.  Something  within  me,  that  makes  me  love  and 
wlah  and  think. 


so  child's  bible 

Ques.  What  will  become  of  your  bodies  when  yjam 
Bouls  leave  thdm  ? 

Ans.    They  will  die,  and  moulder  in  the  ground 
Ques.  Must  all  men  die  V 
Ans.  Yes. 

♦'  Death  enters,  and  there  's  no  defence ; 
His  time  there  's  none  can  tell  ; 
He  '11  in  a  moment  call  thee  hence, 
To  heaven,  or  down  to  hell." 

Ques.  How  long  will  your  souls  live  ? 
Ans.    Forever :  as  long  as  God  shall  live. 
Ques.  What  will  become  of  your  soul  when  your  body 
dies? 

Ans.    It  will  go  to  God,  who  gave  it 
Ques.  Why  will  it  go  to  God  ? 
Ans.    To  be  judged. 
Ques.  Do  little  children  die  ? 
Ans.    Yes. 

"  Millions  of  infant  souls  compose 
The  family  above." 

Ques.  Where  will  your  spirits  live  if  you  have  been 
good? 

Ans.    In  a  happy  place. 

Ques.  If  you  are  wicked  and  bad,  where  will  Aey 
live? 

Ans.    In  a  place  of  dreadful  misery. 

Ques.  Does  God  know  if  we  have  been  good  or  bad  ? 

Ans.    He  does. 

"  How  careful,  then,  ought  I  to  live  ! 
"With  what  religious  fear, 
Who  such  a  strict  account  must  give 
For  my  behavior  here  !  " 

Ques.  Why  do  you  think  he  will  know  if  you  have 
been  good  or  bad  ? 

Ans.    He  knows  all  things. 

Ques.  Shall  we  know  as  much  as  we  do  now  when  onf 
ipirits  have  left  our  bodies  ? 

Ans.    We  "shalL 


QUESTION  BOOK. 


Si 


Qu€&    Shall  we  feel  as  happy  as  we  now  do,  if  we  AaT« 
oeen  good  ? 
Ans.    O  yes  I 


Ans 


If  I  shall  reach  that  happy  plac«, 

And  be  forever  bless'd, 
Then  I  shall  see  my  Father's  face, 

And  in  his  bosom  rest." 

And  shall  we  be  sad  if  we  have  be«  "»  bad  ? 
Yes. 

"  Infinite  j)5y  or  endless  woe 
Attends  on  every  breath  , 
And  yet  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  briak  of  death !  " 


LESSON    IX. 


Ans. 


OUR   DWTIES   TO   GOD. 

Little  children,  who  has  done  very  much  for 

"  His  name  Is  God  :  He  gave  me  birth, 
And  every  living  thing  on  earth :, 
And  every  tree  and  every  plant  that  grows. 
To  the  same  hand  its  bf^^ng  owm." 


32  CHrLD  S    BIBLE 

Ques   How  should  we  feel  towards  God  ? 

Ans,    Feel  thankful  to  him,  and  love  him. 

Ques.  Why  should  we  love  him  ? 

Ans.    Because  he  has  told  us  to  love  him. 

Ques.  What  has  he  commanded  us  to  give  him  ? 

Ans.     Our  hearts. 

Ques.  How  can  we  give  our  hearts  to  him  ? 

Ans.  We  can  tell  him  that  we  will  obey  him  and  lo^ 
him,  and  ask  him  to  take  our  wicked  hearts. 

Ques.  Will  he  take  our  wicked  Ifearts  ? 

Ans.    He  will,  and  give  us  better  ones. 

Ques.  "What  does  he  say  of  those  that  love  him  ? 

Ans.    I  lov«  those  that  love  me. 

Ques.  What  ot  those  that  seek  him  early  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  find  me. 

Ques.  What  do  we  owe  to  God  besides  Iovo«? 

Ans.    Obedience  and  fear. 

Ques.  Why  should  we  fear  God  ? 

Ans.    Because  he  is  pleased  with  those  that  fear  him. 

Ques.  Can  you  fear  and  love  God  too  ? 

Ans.  We  can;  for  if  we  love  him  we  shall  fear  to 
displease  him. 

Ques.  If  you  love  God,  how  will  you  act  with  reference 
tc  him  ?     • 

Ans.    We  shall  obey  him. 

Ques.  What  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  ? 

Ans.    The  fear  of  the  Lord. 

Ques.  If  you  knew  a  man  that  could  hurt  you,  and 
would  hurt  you  if  you  did  not  obey  him,  how  should  you 
regard  him  ? 

Ans.    With  fear. 

Ques.  Well,  if  he  was  very  Sind,  and  gave  you  even'- 
thing  to  make  you  happy,  how  should  you  regard  him  r 

A  ns.    With  love. 

Ques.  Then  you  would  both  V»ve  and  fear  him,  ithould 
you  not  ? 

Ans.  We  should 


<lUESTION   BOOK.  8t 

Ques.  Little   children,   God   has  given   you   all   your 
j  good  things,  and  he  ca-a  destroy  you  and  make  you  un- 
happy forever.     Then  how  should  you  feel  towards  bim  ? 

Ans.    We  should  love,  and  fear  him  too. 

Ques.  What  is  the  whole  duty  of  man  ? 

A?is.    To  fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments. 
!      Ques.  For  what  did  God  make  man  ? 
I      Ans.    To  love  and  obey  him,  and  be  happy  forever. 

Ques.  If  we  are  not  finally  happy,  will  it  be  becaiw 
I  God  haa  not  loved  us  ? 

Ans.    It  will  not. 

"  When  I  look  up  to  yonder  sky, 
So  pure,  so  bright,  bo  wondrous  high, 
I  think  of  one  I  camnot  see, 
But  one  who  sees,  a»d  cares  for  me. 

"  'T  is  he  my  daily  food  firorides, 
And  all  that  I  requifts  besides  ; 
And  when  I  close  rajy  vumbering  eyoft, 
I  sleep  in  peace,  for  ill  is  nigh 

"Then  surely  I  should  er^^T  lore 
This  gracious  God  who  ivigna  above; 
Vor  Tery  kind  Indeed  b  X^, 
^  k>T9  a  Uttl«  child  lito£  ie»." 


LESSON  X. 

DUTIE8  OF  CHILDREN  TO  EACH  OTHER. 

Ques.  You  have  told  me  some  of  our  duties  to  (5od  i 
oow  can  you  tell  me  some  of  your  duties  to  each  other  ? 
Ans. 

"  Deal  with  another,  as  you  'd  have 
Another  deal  with  you  ; 
What  you  're  unwilling  to  receive, 
Be  sure  you  never  do." 

Ques.  If  a  little  boy  should  be  unkind  to  you  and  hate 
you,  should  you  try  to  make  him  unhappy  ? 

Ans.  We  should  be  kind  to  him,  and  try  to  make  him 
love  us. 

Ques.  Should  you  be  offended  with  naughty  children 
when  they  try  to  vex  and  teaze  you  ? 

Ans. 

«'  I  '11  not  wittingly  offend, 
Nor  be  easily  offended ;  _. 
What 's  amiss  I  "11  strive  to  mend. 
Aa^  and'iri  "vhat  can't  be  mended.' 


QUESTION   BOOK.  89 

Ques.  What  are  we  not  to  do  -when  we  are  called  oy 
I  hard  names  ? 

Ans.    AVe  must  not  call  hard  names  in  return. 

Ques.  If  your  little  playmates  call  you  hard  names, 
I'  what  should  you  do  ? 

Ans. 

'  "  If  I  meet  with  railing  tonnes, 

I  Why  should  I  retura  them  railing  T 

i  Since  I  best  revenge  my  wrongs, 

By  my  patience  never  falling." 

Ques.  What  is  your  duty  to  the  poor  ? 

Ans.    Help  them  if  I  can. 

Ques.  How  should  you  feel  for  them  if  you  cannot 
!  lielp  them  ? 

Ans.    Pity  them. 

Ques.  If  you  see  little  boys  and  girls  that  have  on 
]  poor  clothes,  should  you  laugh  at  them  and  be  proud  of 
;  yours  ? 

Ans.    We  should  not,  for  — 

"  The  art  of  dress  did  ne'er  begin 
Till  Eve,  our  mother,  learned  to  sin." 

[       Ques.  There  are  a  great  many  children  that  have  no 

!  home,  no  father  and  mother,  or  any  one  to  care  for  them ; 
and  their  clothos  get  ragged,  and  they  are  taught  to 
steal  and  beg  their  food.  None  speaks  kindly  to  them 
and  they  feel  that  every  one  dislikes  them ;  and  some- 
times, when  they  meet  little  children  that  are  dressed  well 

I  they  feel  ashamed.     Do  you  think   that  good  boys  ani 

;  jrirls  wiU  laugh  at  them  ? 
Ans.    They  would  not. 

\  Ques.  Sometimes  naughty  children  do  laugh, at  these 
poor  children,  and  that  makes  them  angry,  and  then 
they  speak  wicked  words,  and  try  to  quarrel  with  them ; 
but  if  these  poor  children  were  taught  better,  they  would 
not  do  so,  though  they  would  feel  very  bad  to  be  laughed 

.  at     Now  can  you  (h  any  thing  to  help  these  pooi  chil* 

•  dren? 


36  child's  bible 

All's.  We  can  give  our  pennies  to  the  missionary,  and 
he  will  teach  them  better. 

Ques.  Can  he  not  do  more  than  this  ? 

Ans,  Yes ;  he  can  get  homes  for  them,  and  some  one 
to  take  care  of  them. 

Ques.  Then  is  it  not  your  dutj  to  give  your  pennies  to 
the  missionary,  instead  of  bupng  candy  with  them  ? 

Ans.    It  is. 

'*■  Children,  work  and  lead  the  blind, 
By  a  careful  hand  and  kind, 
Guide  them  from  the  ills  of  earth, 
To  the  joys  of  heavenly  birth. 

"  Children,  love,  and  gentle  prove  ; 
Let  no  tongue  in  anger  move  ; 
Let  no  hands  in  anger  strike  ;  • 

To  your  lovely  Lord  be  like. 

~*'  Children,  think  ;   and  on  life's  past 
Muse,  to  fit  you  for  its  last  ; 
And  when  death  for  you  shall  come, 
Heaven  shall  be  your  happy  home  " 


LESSON    XI. 


.  GOD   HAS   TAUGHT   U^    OUR    DUTIES   IN  THE  BIBLK. 

Little  children,  you  have  learned  some  of  your  dutiei 
k)  God  and  each  other. 

Ques.  What  book  teaches  us  these  things  ? 
Ans.    The  Bible. 

Ques.  Does  the  Bible  teach  us  the  truth  ? 
Ans.    I*  does,  for  it  is  God's  own  words  to  us. 
Ques    "\\Tiat  can  you  say  of  the  Bible  ? 
Ans     It  is  a  precious  book  indeed. 

"  It  is  a  precious  book  indeed,^ 
Happy  the  child  that  loves  to  read ; 
'T  is  God's  ovra  word  that  he  has  given. 
To  show  our  souls  the  way  to  heaven." 


QUESTION  BOOK.  SI 

Ques.  Who  wrote  th^  Bible  ? 

Ans.    Good  men. 

Ques..  Who  told  them  what  to  write  ? 
^     Ans.    God. 

Ques.  How  did  he  make  them  understand  what  to 
write? 

Ans.    By  his  Holy  Spirit. 

Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  the  names  of  some  of  the 
^ood  men  that  wrote  the  Bible  V 

A}is.    Moses  and  Joshua. 

Ques.  Did  they  not  write  except  God  told  them  ? 

Ans.    They  did  not. 

Ques.  The  Bible  is  divided  into  two  parts ;  what  axe 
ihey  called  ? 

Ans.    Old  and  New  Testaments. 

Ques.  How  many  books  in  the  Old  Testament  ? 

Ans.    Thirty-nine. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Old  Testament  teach  us  ? 

Ans.  1st.  That  God  created  all  things.  2d.  That  he 
made  all  things  good.  3d.  That  God  loves  goodness,  and 
hates  sin.  4th.  That  he  cares  for  good  people.  5th.  That 
he  will  punish  the  wicked.  6th.  It  teaches  our  duty  to 
God  and  man. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  the  book  that  contains  the  com- 
mandments ? 

A  ns.    Moses. 

Ques.  Whom  do  we  suppose  wrote  the  history  of  the 
kings  in  Israel  V 

Ahs.    Ezra  the  scribe. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  psalms  of  praise  to  God  ? 

Ans.    David,  the  pious  king. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  wise  sayings  ? 

Ans.     Solomon,  the  king  and  wisest  man. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  of  the  visions  they  saw,  and  told 
Wxiat  was  to  take  place  in  the  world  ? 

Ans.    Daniel,  Jeremiah,  and  many  more. 

Ques.  What  can  vou  say  of  Daniel  ? 
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88  child's  bible 

Ans.    He  was  tlirown  into  a  den  of  wild  lion*. 
Ques.  What  can  you  say  of  Jeremiah  '? 
Ans.    He  was  thrown  into  a  prison. 
QUes.  Why  was  Daniel  thrown  into  the  den  of  bons7 
A  ns.    Because  he  prayed  to  God. 
Ques.  A^Tiy  was  Jeremiah  thrown  into  prison  V 
Ans.    Because  he  spoke  as  God  told  him  to. 
Ques.  What  were  these  men  called  ? 
Ans.    Prophets. 
Ques.  "What  is  a  prophet  ? 
Ans.    One  that  tells  what  is  to  take  place. 
Ques.  Should  you  not  like  to  be  good  like  these  mes 
that  talked  with  God  and  knew  his  will  ? 
Ans.  O  yes. 

"  Daniel's  wisdom  may  we  know, 
Job's  submission  may  we  show, 
Moses'  meekness,  Joshua's  zeal, 
Peter's  fervent  spirit  feel. 

"  Most  of  all,  may  I  pursue 
The  example  Jesus  drew  ; 
In  my  life  and  conduct  show 
Bow  he  lired  and  waUMd 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


LESSON    XII. 

QOD    «A8   TAUGHT   US    OUR   DUTIES    IN  THE    BIBLE  — 
CONTINUED. 

Qi  i's.  You  have  told  me  something  about  the  Old  Tes- 
tament. Can  you  tell  me  how  many  books  in  the  New 
Tes<:ament  ? 

A  ns.    Twenty-seven. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  the  four  first  books  ? 

Am.    Matthew,  Mark,  Luke,  and  John. 

Qties.  What  did  they  write  abo-ut? 

Ans.    About  Jesus  Christ,  and  what  he  did  and  taught* 

Ques.  Did  they  know  him  ? 

Ans.    They  did,  for  they  learned  of  him. 

Ques.  Does  the  Old  Testament  apeak  of  Jesus  Christ  V 

Ans.  It  does.  It  tells  of  his  coming  into  the  world  to 
bave  it  from  sin. 

Ques   "What  does  the  prophet  Isaiah  call  him  ? 

Ans.    The  Prince  of  ueace. 


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Ques.  Did  Isaiah  write  in  the  Old  o.'  New  Testament  f 

Ans.    In  the  Old  Testament. 

Ques.  Did  the  prophets  tell  of  any  one  besides  Christ 
that  should  come  ? 

Ans.  They  wrote  of  John  the  Baptist 

Ques.  Who  was  John  the  Baptist  ? 

Ans.  The  man  that  prepared  the  way  for  Jesus 
Christ 

Ques.  What  more  does  the  New  Testament  teach  us  ? 

Ans.  It  tells  us  of  the  apostles  and  the  end  of  the 
world. 

Ques.  WTiat  else  does  the  New  Testament  contain  ? 

.4  ns.    Many  letters  to  good  people. 

Ques.  WTio  wrote  a  great  many  of  the  letters  ? 

Ans.    St  PauL 

Ques.  Who  was  St  Paul  ? 

Ans.    He  was  a  very  wise  and  good  man. 

Ques.  What  was  he  before  he  saw  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    A  very  wicked  man. 

Ques.  WTiat  did  he  become  afterwards  ? 

.4  ns.    A  preacher. 

Ques.  WTiat  does  the  New  Testament  teach  ? 

Ans.  1st  That  Christ  came  into  the  world.  2d.  Waa 
ciucified  for  the  sins  of  the  world.  3d.  That  because 
Christ  suffered  we  may  be  happy  forever.  4th.  That  we 
must  obey  his  teachings  if  we  would  be  happy.  6th- 
If  we  do  not  obey  him,  we  shall  be  -lost 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  tell  us  ? 

Ans. 

"  It  tells  us  how  the  vrorld  was  made, 
And  how  good  men  the  Lord  obeyed  ; 
It  points  to  heaven,  where  angels  dwell, 
And  warns  us  to  escape  from  hell." 

Ques.  Could  any  but  good  men  have  written  tb*^ 
6Me? 

Ans.    They  could  not 

Qu£s.  What  does  (Tod  say  he  ^vill  do  to  those  thai 
cake  any  thing  fi-om  the  Bible  V 


QUESTION   BOOK.  4« 

Ans.  That  he  will  take  their  names  from  the  oook  of 
fife. 

Ques.  And  what  has  he  said  he  would  do  to  those  that 
•hould  write  more  than  he  has  told  them  to  write  ? 

Ans.  That  he  would  add  to  them  the  plagues  that  are 
^tten  about  in  the  Bible. 

"  The  Bible!  the  Bible  !  more  precious  than  gold 
The  hopes  and  the  glories  its  pages  unfold ; 
It  speaks  of  salvation  — wide  opens  the  door: 
Its  offers  are  free  to  the  rich  and  the  poor. 

"  The  Bible  1  the  Bible  !  blest  volume  of  truth, 
How  sweetly  it  smiles  on  the  season  of  youth ;  • 

It  bids  us  seek  early  the  pearl  of  great  price, 
Ere  the  heart  is  enslaved  in  the  bondage  of  vice. 

"  The  Bible  !  the  Bible  !  the  valleys  shall  ring, 
And  hill-tops  re-echo  the  notes  that  we  sing : 
Our  banners,  inscribed  with  its  precepts  and  rales. 
Shall  long  wave  in  triumph,  the  joy  of  our  schools." 


LESSON    XIII. 

REVIEW   OF    THE    TWELVE    PRECEDING   LESSONS. 

Qiies.  What  can  you  say  of  God  ? 

Ans.  He  is  a  spirit  —  past  finding  out;  can  do  all 
things  good  ;  is  always  right  and  true  ;  never  changes ; 
b  without  beginning  or  ending  of  days. 

Ques.  Name  some  things  that  God  has  made  ? 

Ans.  The  sun  and  moon  and  stars,  besides  every  liv* 
ing  creature. 

Ques.  How  long  was  God  in  making  all  things  ? 

Ans.    Six  days. 

Q'xes.  What  was  made  first  V 

Ans.    The  heavens  and  the  earth. 

Ques.  What  was  made  last  ? 

Ans.    Man. 


12  child's  bible 

Ques.  Of  what  did  he  make  him  ? 

Ans.    Of  the  dust  of  the  earth. 

Ques.  What  do  we  breathe  ? 

Ans.    The  air. 

Ques.  What  is  air  put  in  motion  ? 

Ans.    Wind. 

Ques.  What  if  the  air  should  be  taken  away  ? 

Ans.    Then  we  could  not  breathe. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  create  ? 

A  ns.    To  make  out  of  nothing. 

Ones.  What  has  God  done  ? 

Ans.    He  created  that  of  which  every  thing  is  made. 

Ques.  What  can  man  do  ? 

Ans.    He  can  make  one  thing  of  another. 

Ques.  What  was  the  name  of  the  first  man  ? 

Ans.    Adam.  v 

Ques.  Name  of  the  first  woman  ? 

Ans.    Eve. 

Ques.  Where  were  they  placed  ? 

Ans.    In  the  garden  of  Eden. 

Ques.  AYhat  was  given  to  them  for  food  ? 

Ans.    Herbs,  seeds,  and  fruit 

Ques.  What  did  they  do  ? 

Ans.    They  disobeyed  God. 
'Ques.  How  were  they  punished  ? 

Ans.    God  cursed  them,  and  drove  them  from  the  gar 
den. 

Ques.  Did  they  die  as  the  Lord  had  \old  them  ? 

.4  7is.    They  did  —  their  bodies  became  sickly  and  died 
and  the  image  of  God  died  in  them. 

Qu>ss.  Plow  did   Adam  and  Eve  feel  after  they  baO 
broken  God  s  commands  ? 

Ans.    They  were  ashamed,  and  hid  themselves, 

Ques.  What  were  they  exposed  to  ? 

Ans.    Eternal  death. 

Ques.  Does  the  Lord  pity  *he  wicked? 

Ans.    He  does. 


QUESTION   BOOK.  4t 


Qu€S.  What  is  his  language  to  sinners  ? 
Ans. 

"  Sinners,  turn,  why  will  ye  die? 
God,  your  Malaer,  asks  you  why  ? 
God,  who  did  your  being  give, 
Made  you  with  himself  to  live." 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  for  Adam  and  Eve  V 

Ans.  He  gave  them  a  promise  of  mercy. 

Ques  How  could  they  be  saved  ? 

Ans.  By  faith  in  the  promised  seed. 

Ques.  What  was  they  to  believe  ? 

A*is.  That  Christ  was  to  come  into  the  world  to 
it  from  sin. 

Ques.  How  can  we  be  saved  ? 

Ans.  In  believing  on  Christ 

"  Jesus,  while  thou  wast  below, 
Thou  to  all  thy  love  didst  show ; 
And  didst  say  to  such  as  we, 
Suffer  them  to  come  to  me. 

"  Wilt  thou  not  pronounce  us  blest  T 
Let  on  us  thj'  blessing  rest ; 
Grant  that  we  may  be  of  those 
Who  thy  kingdom  shall  compose." 


LESSON    XIV. 

REVIEW  —  CONTINUED. 

Ques.  What  is  your  soul  ? 

A  ns.  Something  within  me  that  makes  me  love  and 
Irish  and  breathe. 

Ques.  How  long  will  your  soul  live  ? 

Ans.    Forever. 

Ques.  What  will  become  of  your  body  when  your  soul 
»nd  spirit  leave  it  V 


44  child's  bible 

Ans,    It  will  moulder  in  the  earth. 

"  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms 
Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 
Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh." 

Ques.  What  is  your  body  ? 

Ans.  A  cage  for  my  soul. 

Ques.  "Will  your  bodies  ever  be  made  alive  ? 

Ans.  They  will  at  the  last  day. 

Ques.  Who  will  raise  our  bodies  ? 

Ans.  Jesus  Christ. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  bodies  shall  we  have  ? 

Ans.  Glorious  bodies. 

"■  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine  ; 
And  every  shape  and  every  face 
Be  heavenly  and  divine." 

Ques.  Where  will  your  soul  go  when  you  die  ? 

Ans.    To  God. 

Ques.  What  will  he  do  with  them  ? 

Ans.  If  we  have  been  good,  he  -rail  take  them  to 
heaven  ;  if  we  have  been  wicked,  he  will  send  them  to  a 
place  of  punishment. 

Ques.  Does  God  like  to  punish  the  wicked  ? 

Ans.    O  no ! 

"  He  cannot  bear  to  see 
A  wretched  sinner  die." 

Ques.  From  whom  do  we  receive  all  our  good  things  ? 

Ans.    From  God. 

Ques.  What  are  our  duties  to  him  V 

Ans.  1st.  Obey  him  ;  because  he  made  us,  and  keeps  us. 
2d.  Love  him ;  because  he  has  done  so  muc^  for  ua. 
8d.  Trust  him  ;  because  he  will  never  fail  us.  4  th.  Fear 
him ;  because  he  is  holy,  and  will  punish  sinners.  5th 
Pray  to  him ;  for  he  alone  can  give  us  eternal  life. 

Ques.  What  is  the  whole  duty  of  man  ? 

Ans.    Fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments 


QUESTrON   BOOK.  45 

Ques.  Name  some  duties  we  owe  to  each  otiier  ? 

Ans.  1st.  Be  kind  to  all.  2d.  Offend  none.  3d.  Pity 
the  poor.  4th.  Give  our  pennies  to  the  missionary  hi 
the  poor  children. 

Ques.  How  should  we  regard  the  faults  of  our  t-om- 
panions  ? 

«'  Be  to  their  faults  a  little  blind. 
Be  to  their  virtues  very  kind." 

Ques.  Where  has  God  taught  us  our  duties  ? 

Ans.  In  the  Bible. 

Ques.  How  is  the  Bible  divided  ? 

Ans.  Into  the  Old  and  New  Testaments. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  the  Bible  ? 

Ans.  Good  men. 

Ques.  Who  taught  them  what  to  write  ? 

Ans.  God  did,  by  his  Holy  Spirit. 

Ques.  What  did  the  prophets  write  ? 

Ans.  Of  things  to  come. 

Ques.  Of  what  does  the  New  Testament  tell  us  ? 

Ans.  Of  Jesus  Christ  and  heaven. 

Ques.  Will  you  read  the  Bible  when  leamt  how  ? 

"  Holy  Bible,  book  divine ; 
Precious  treasure !  thou  art  mine ; 
Mine  to  tell  me  whence  I  came, 
Mine  to  teach  me  what  I  am. 
Mine  to  comfort  in  distress. 
If  the  Holy  Spirit  bless ; 
Mine  to  show  of  living  feith 
Man  c«n  triumph  over  dcAi&u'^ 


CHILD'S    BIBLE 


LESSON    XY. 


CAIN   AXD    ABEL. 

Little  children,  vou  have  learned  that  God  created  aB 
thing^s,  and  that  all  that  he  made  was  sood.  You  have 
learned  how  Adam  and  Eve  disobeyed  God,  and  brought 
sin  and  death  into  the  world,  and  that  while  they  were 
in  this  sad  condition,  God  made  them  a  promise  of 
mercy ;  and  told  them  how  they  might  be  saved.  You 
have  heard  how  the  Bible  was  given  to  us  to  teach  u?  our 
duties  to  God  and  man  ;  and  now  I  wish  you  would  t^II 
me  something  about  Adam's  children. 

Ques.  Were  Adam's  children  wicked  ? 

Ans.    They  were. 

'  Lord,  we  are  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 
And  born  unholy  and  unclean  : 
Sprung  from  the  man  -w-hose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  his  race  and  taints  us  all." 

Ques.  Can  you  name  some  of  his  children  ? 

Ans.    Cain  and  Abel. 

Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  any  thinij^  about  Coin  ? 


»  QUESTION   BOOK.  H 

Ans,    He  ploughed  and  planted  the  ground. 
Ques.  What  did  Abel  do  ? 
Arts.    He  took  care  of  sheep  and  lambs. 
Qves.  What  did  they  do  on  Sunday  ? 
Ans.    They  worshipped  God. 
Ques.  How  did  they  worship  him  ? 
Ans.    They  brought,  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground,  an  erf- 
*iering  to  the  Lord. 

Ques.  What  was  this  offering  made  of  ? 

Ans.    Fine  flour  and  sweet  oil. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  bring  this  ? 

Ans.    To  show  that  they  thanked  him  for  his  care. 

Ques.  Should  they  have  done  more  than  this  ? 

Am.  They  should  have  confessed  their  sins, 

"  0  may  my  broken ,  contrite  heart. 
Timely  my  sins  lament, 
And  early,  vrith  repentant  tears, 
Eternal  woe  preyent." 

Ques.  What  should  they  have  done  after  confessing 
Itheir  sins  ? 

Atis.  They  should  have  asked  God  to  have  forgiven 
;them. 

Ques.  Should  we  confess  to  God  that  we  are  sinners- 
i»nd  ask  his  forgiveness  ? 

Ans.    We  must  if  we  wish  to  be  saved. 

Ques.  Did  Cain  and  Abel  do  so  ? 

Ans.    Abel  did,  but  Cain  did  not. 

Qxies.  Was  God  pleased  with  Abel  ? 

Ans.    He  was,  and  he  smiled  on  him. 

Ques.  How  did  he  look  on  Cain  ? 

Ans.    He  frowned  on  him. 

Ques.  AMiat  did  Abel  bring  to  God  to  show  that  h« 
maa  sinful,  and  wished  to  be  forLnven  ? 

Ans.    A  lamb,  the  firstling  of  tlie  flock 

"  Behold,  for  me  the  victim  bleeds- 
Ilis  wounds  ai-e  open  wide  ; 
For  me  the  blood  of  spvinkliag  pl«asd, 
And  speaks  me  justified." 


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Ques.  WTiat  is  the  firstling  of  the  flock  ? 

Ans.    The  oldest  lamb. 

Ques.  Would  God  have  loved  Cain  if  he  had  brought  8 
limb  as  Abel  did  ? 

Ans.    He  would. 

Ques.  How  did  Cain  feel  when  he  saw  that  God  loveci 
Abel  more  than  he  did  him  ? 

Ans.    He  was  angry  with  Abel. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  to  Abel  ? 

Ans.  He  rose  up  one  day,  when  he  was  in  the  fieldf 
and  killed  him. 

Ques.  If  Cain  had  gone  to  the  Lord,  and  told  him  that 
his  spirit  was  wicked,  and  asked  him  for  a  good  spirit,  do 
you  think  he  would  have  killed  his  brother '? 

Ans.    We  do  not 


LESSON    XVI. 

CALN   AND   ABEL  —  CONTINUED. 

In  the  last  lesson,  we  learned  that  Cain  did  not  worship 
God  as  he  ought,  and  that  the  Lord  was  displeased  with 
him ;  but  Abel  worshipped  God,  and  was  loved  by  him, 
which  caused  Cain  to  rise  up  and  kill  his  brother  AbeL 

Ques.  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 
Ans.  To  worship  God  sincerely. 
Ques.  What  shall  we  call  Cain  ? 
Ans.    The  first  murderer. 
Ques.  What  shall  we  call  Abel  ? 
Ans.    The  first  martyr. 
Ques.  Why  shall  we  call  him  a  martyr  ? 
Ans.    Because  he  was  killed  for  his  love  to  God. 
Ques.  Have  any,  since  Abel,  been  killed  for  loving  an»l 
iervingj  God  ? 


QUEBTION    ROOK  49 

Ans.    Yes,  very  many;  Stephen  was  stoned  to  death. 

Qucs.  What  did  the  Lord  say  to  Cain  after  he  had 
killed  liis  brother '? 

Ans.    Where  is  Abel,  thy  brother  ? 

Ques.  What  was  Cain's  reply  ? 

Ans.    I  know  not.     Am  I  my  brother's  keeper  ? 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  then  say  V 

Ans.    What  hast  thou  done. 

Ques.  What  cried  to  the  Lord  from  the  ground  ? 

Ans.    The  blood  of  Abel. 

Ques.  How  did  the  Lord  punish  Cain  ? 

Ans.    He  drove  him  away  from  his  friends. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  Cain  should  be  ? 

Ans.    A  vagabond  and  a  fugitive  in  the  earth. 

Ques.  What  did  he  mean  by  this '? 

Ans.  That  he  should  not  liv€  in  peace  with  his  friendsi 
or  be  loved  by  God. 

Ques.  How  did  he  feel  ? 

Ans.    Very  bad  indeed. 

Ques.  "VVTiat  did  he  say  ? 

Ans.    I\Iy  punishment  is  greater  than  I  can  bear. 

Ques.  What  was  Cain  afraid  of? 

Ans.    That  he  should  be  killed. 

Ques.  Why  was  Cain  afraid  of  being  killed  ? 

Ans.    Because  it  was  known  that  he  killed  AbeL 

Ques.  Do  wicked  people  do  many  things  that  they 
would  not  do  if  they  knew  they  should  be  found  out  ? 

Ans,    They  do  ;  but  God  always  sees  them. 

Teacher.  Yes,  my  little  children,  God  always  see« 
you,  and  knows  when  you  are  doing  something  that  yon 
Would  not  do  if  you  knew  some  one  saw  you. 

Ques.  Where  did  Cain  go  ? 
Ans.    He  went  out  from  the  east  of  Eden. 
Ques.  What  did  he  become  ? 
A?is.    A  vagabond. 
Ques.  Do  you  think  Cain  was  happy  ? 
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90  child's  bible 

Ans.    We  do  not,  for  he  was  not  loved. 

Ques.  What  will  make  us  loved  ? 

Ans,    Good  behavior. 

Ques.  Was  Cain  guilty  of  any  other  sins  but  murder  1 

Ans.    He  was.  r? 

Ques    Name  them. 

Ans.  1st  He  did  not  worship  God  as  he  should. 
2d.  He  hated  Abel  because  he  was  good.  3d.  After  h@ 
had  killed  him,  he  told  a  wicked  he  to  hide  his  sin. 

Ques.  Do  wicked  children  ever  tell  a  he  to  hide  theis 
fflns  ? 

Ans,    They  do. 

Ques.  Who  is  the  father  of  lies  ? 

Ans.    The  wicked  spirit  that  told  an  untruth  to  Eve 

Ques.  You  see  that  Eve's  son  was  a  murderer  and  a 
Bar ;  was  God's  image  on  his  soul  ? 

Ans.    It;  was  not. 

"  By  envious  Cain  we  're  taught 
How  murder  may  begia  , 
And  how  one  angry,  jeaJ.ou3  thought 
May  lead  to  greata*-  sin. 

"  Our  evil  actions  spring 

From  smaU  and  hidden  seeds  ; 
At  first  we  think  some  wicked  thing, 
Then  practise  wicked  deeds. 

«  Cain  once,  perhaps,  might  start 
At  what  he  soon  would  be  ; 
Bat  they  that  trust  an  eril  hoas^ 
May  proTe  m  ^lle  a«  he." 


QUESTION   BOOK. 


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LESSON    XVII. 


THE    FLOOD. 


Qu€s.  Little  children,  you  have  learned  that  the 
world  became  wicked.  Did  it  grow  any  better  after  a 
gieat  many  years  ? 

Ans.    It  did  not. 

Ques.  When  the  Lord  saw  the  wickedness  of  men, 
how  did  he  feel  ? 

Ans.    It  grieved  him.  • 

Ques.  What  did  he  resolve  to  do  ? 

Ans.    To  drown  the  world. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  drown  ? 

Ans.    To  cover  all  over  with  water. 

Ques.  If  the  world  was  drowned,  what  was  to  become 
of  the  people  ? 

Ans.    They  would  all  die. 

Ques.  Did  any  one  know  that  Grod  was  going  to  drown 
the  world  ? 


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Ans.    fle  told  a  good  man,  named  Noah. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  him  ? 

Ans.    That  he  -was  a  just  and  perfect  man. 

Ques.  How  many  sons  had  he  ? 

Ans.    Three. 

Ques.  What  are  their  names  ? 

Ans.    Ham,  Shem,  and  Japhet. 

Ques.  What -did  the  Lord  say  to  Noah  after  he  had 
told  him  that  he  would  drown  the  world  ? 

Ans.    Make  thee  an  ark. 

Ques.  ^Xhsit  was  the  ark  like  ? 

Ans.    Like  a  large  ship  with  a  roof  on  it 

Ques.  Did  Noah  know  how  to  make  an  ark  ? 

Ans.    He  did  not,  but  God  told  him  how. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  say  to  Noah  after  the  ark 
was  made  ? 

Ans.    Thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark. 

Ques.  Who  did  he  command  him  to  take  into  the  ark 
with  him  ? 

Ans.    His  three  sons  and  their  wives. 

Ques.  What  were  they  to  bring  into  the  ark  with 
tibem  ? 

Ans.  Cattle,  fowls,  and  creeping  things. 

Ques.  How  many  ? 

Ans.    Two  of  a  kind. 

Ques.  Why  were  they  to  take  them  into  the  ark  ? 

Ans.    Tc^eep  them  alive. 

Ques.  How  many  persons  were  saved  in  the  ark  ? 

Ans.    Eight. 

Ques.  Who  were  they  ? 

Ans.    Noah  and  his  wife,  his  sons  and  their  wivea 

Ques,  Who  shut  them  into  the  ark  ? 

A  ns.    God. 


'  When  the  great  and  mighty  flood 
Came  upon  a  -world  of  sin, 

Noah  made  an  ark  of  -wood, 

God  -was  pleased  to  shut  him  in  ** 


QUESTION    BOOK.  5t 

Ques.  How  long  did  It  rain  ? 

Ans.    Forty  days  and  forty  nigbts. 

Ques.  How  long  did  the  water  cover  the  earth  ? 

Ans.    One  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

Ques.  How  long  before  the  ground  was  dry  enough 
for  Noah  to  till  it  V 

Ans.    Three  hundred  and  sixty-five  days. 

Qves.  How  much  does  that  make  ? 

^715.    One  spring  and  summer,  one  fall  and  winter. 

Ques.  What  does  that  make  ? 

Ans.    One  year. 

Ques.  What  had  become  of  all  the  wicked  people,  and 
cattle  ? 

Ans.    They  were  all  dead. 

Ques.  Could  not  some  of  them  have  climbed  up  on 
tome  high  mountain  and  been  kept  alive  ? 

Ans.  They  could  not ;  for  every  high  hill  and  moun- 
.tain  was  covered. 

**  When  the  dark  and  heavy  cloud 

Lifts  on  high  its  a-n-ful  form, 
And  above  us,  pealing  loud, 

Rolls  the  thunder  of  the  storm, 
Do  not  fear  the  lightning's  flash, 

God  directs  it  where  to  fall ; 
Do  not  fear  the  thunder's  crash, 

For  your  Saviour  rules  them  all." 


LESSON    XVIII. 


THE    FLOOD  —  CONTINUED, 


Ques.  The  world  was  drowned  because  of  wickedncsa 
\  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 

Ans.    That  God  will  destroy  sinners. 

Ques.  Noah  was  a  good  man,  and  God  saved  bun  jn 
Uie  ark.     What  should  this  teach  us  ? 
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Ans.  That  God  cares  for  good  people. 

Ques.  Did  the  ark  float  along  upon  the  watei  as  ship* 
do? 

Ans.  It  did. 

"  There  was  a  lonely  ark, 
That  sailed  o'er  waters  dark ; 

And,  wide  around, 
Not  one  tall  tree  was  seen, 
Nor  flower,  nor  leaf  of  green : 

All,  all  were  drowned." 

Ques.  Where  did  it  rest,  when  the  water  began  to  go 
down? 

Ans.    On  a  mountain. 

Ques.  What  is  a  mountain  ? 

Ans.    A  very  high  hill. 

Ques.  What  was  the  name  of  the  mountain  upon  which 
the  ark  rested  ? 

Ans.    Ararat. 

Ques.  When  Noah  saw  the  waters  drying  up,  what  did 
he  do  ? 

Ans.    He  sent  out  a  raven. 

Ques.  What  is  a  raven  ? 

Ans.    A  large  blackbird.  / 

Ques.  Was  the  raven  taken  into  the  ark  again  ? 

Ans.    It  was  not 

Ques.  What  other  bird  did  he  send  out  seven  days 
after? 

^715.    A  dove. 

"  Then  a  soft  wing  was  spread, 
And  o'er  the  billows  dread 

A  meek  dore  flew  ; 
But  on  that  shoreless  tide 
No  living  thing  she  spied, 

To  cheer  her  view." ' 

Ques.  What  did  the  dove  do  ? 

Ans.  It  came  back  to  the  ark ;  for  the  water  covered 
^  earth. 


QUESTION  BOOK.  53) 

Ques.  How  long  did  Noah  wait  before  lie  again  sent 
ihe  dove  to  see  if  the  water  had  dried  up  ? 

Ans.    Seven  days. 

Ques.  What  did  the  dove  do  ? 

Ans.    It  came  back  to  the  ark  with  an  ohve  leaf  in  ita 

nouth. 

*'  So  to  the  ark  she  fled, 
With  weary,  drooping  head, 

To  seek  for  rest  : 
Christ  is  THY  ark,  my  love, 
I  Thou  art  the  timid  dove  — 

Fly  to  his  breast." 

Ques.  After  seven  other  days,  Noah  sent  out  the  dove 
^ain,  and  it  did  not  come  back ;  then  he  knew  that  the 
water  was  gone  from  the  earth.     What  did  he  do  ? 

Ans.    He  took  the  covering  off  the  ark. 

Ques.  Who  spoke  to  him,  and  told  him  to  go  out  from 
the  ark  ? 

Ans.    God. 

Ques.  How  long  had  he  been  in  the  ark  ? 

Ans.    One  year. 

Ques.  What  did  Noah  do  soon  after  he  left  the  ark? 

Ans.    He  built  an  altar,  and  offered  burnt  sacrifice. 

Ques.  What  is  a  burnt-offering  ? 

Ans.  A  lamb,  or  any  clean  beast,  entirely  burnt  aa  a 
I  sacrifice  to  God. 

Ques.  What  did  a  burnt  sacrifice  show  ? 

Ans.  That  their  hves  could  have  been  justly  taken, 
iand  their  souls  deserved  eternal  fire. 

Ques.  Was  God  pleased  with  Noah  when  he  sacrificed 
fto  him? 

Ans.  He  was,  and  said,  I  will  not  again  curse  the 
J  ground,  for  man's  sake. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  of  seed-time  and  harvest? 

Ans.    They  shall  never  cease. 

Ques.  What  of  summer  and  winter,  and  of  day  and 
.ought? 

Ans.    They  shaU  never  stop. 


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Ques.  What  did  he  make  with  Noah  and  his  sons  ? 
A71S.    A  promise  that  he  would  never  more  drown  tL& 
world. 

Ques.  What  did  he  crive  him  for  a  sign  ? 
Ans.  He  set  the  beautiful  rainbow  in  the  sky» 


i^ESSON    XIX. 

NOAH  AFTER  THE  FLOOD,  AND  STRONG  DRINK. 

Ques.  How  long  did  Noah  live  after  the  flood  ? 

Ans.    Three  hundred  and  fift}'-  years. 

Ques.  How  long  did  he  hve  before  the  flood? 

Ans.    Six  hundred  years. 

Ques.  Noah  was  a  very  old  man  ;  do  you  know  of  (ma 
Sk  at  lived  more  years  than  Noah  ? 

Ans.    Methuselah  did. 

Ques.  How  old  was  Methuselah  ? 

Ans.    Nine  hundred  and  sixty-nine. 

Ques.  Pid  he  live  before  or  after  the  flood  ? 

Ans.    Before  the  flood. 

Ques.  Did  Noah  live  in  a  house  as  we  do  ? 

Ans.    He  did  not ;  he  lived  in  a  tent. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  after  he  made  his  tent? 

Ans.    He  went  to  farming. 

Ques.  What  did  he  plant  ? 

Ans.    A  viaeyard. 

Ques.  What  grew  in  a  vineyard  ? 

Ans.    Grapes. 

Ques.  What  is  made  of  grapes  ? 

Ans.    Wine. 

Ques.  What  wiU  wine  mak;e  of  people  who  drink  toi 
fiiuch  of  it  ? 

Ans.    Drunkards. 


I  QUESTION  BOOK.  67 

Ques.  Did  Noah  drink  wine  ? 

Am.    He  did. 

Ques.  What  did  it  do  to  nim  ? 

Ans.    It  made  him  drunken. 

Ques.  Is  it  probable  that  Noah  knew  that  it  would 
make  him  drunken  ? 

Ans.    It  is  not. 

Ques.  Will  good  men  drink  wine  and  strong'  drink  ? 

Ans.    They  will  not. 

Q*xes.  What  does  the  Bible  say  of  wine  ? 

.4715.    Wine  is  a  mocker. 

Ques.  What  of  strong  drink  ? 

Ans.    Strong  drink  is  raging. 

Ques.  What  is  strong  drink  ? 

.4715.    Brandy,  rum,  gir ,  wine,  cider,  and  strong  beer. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  of  those  that  are  de- 
ceived by  it  ? 

Ans.    They  are  not  wise. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  of  drunkards  ? 

Ans.    No    drunkard    shall    enter    the    kingdom    of 
,heaven. 

Ques.  What  do  they  have  that  tarry  long  at  the  ^nne  ? 

.4  ns.    Woe,  sorrow   quarrellings,  vain  talk,  and  red 
•^yes. 

Ques.  What  does  the  wisest  man  say  it  biteth  like  ? 

A  ns.  It  biteth  like  a  serpent. 

Ques.  What  is  a  serpent  ? 

.4ns.    A  large  snake. 

Ques.  How  do  th*  y  bite  ? 
'     Ans.    Very  slily. 

Ques.  What  is  said  of  the  sting  of  wine? 

Ans.    It  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

Ques.  What  is  an  adder  ? 

.4ns.    A  very  poisonoug  snake. 

Ques.    Then    if  wine   and   strong   drink  biteth    and 
rtingeth  like  a  sncike,  what  should  it  teach  us? 

Ans.    To  let  it  alone,  and  never  taste  it 


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'*  I  seek  for  blessings  more  divine 
Than  corn  or  oil  or  richest  wine  ; 
If  these  are  sent,  I  -ll  praise  my  G-oi  ; 
Withheld,  still  sound  his  praise  abroad. 

"  One  thing  I  a^k,  and  wilt  thou  hear, 
And  grant  my  soul  a  gift  =o  dear  ? 
Wisdom  descending  from  above  ; 
The  choicest  token  of  thy  love. 

"  Wisdom,  betimes  to  know  the  Lord  ^ 
To  fear  his  name,  and  keep  his  word  ; 
To  lead  my  feet  in  paths  of  truth. 
And  guide  and  guard  my  wandering  youth." 


LESSON    XX. 

BABEL,  AJ^D   THE  PEOPLE  SCATTERED. 

After  a  number  of  hundred  years  there  was  a  great 
ftumber  of  people  upon  the  earth,  and  they  lived  to« 
gether  on  a  plain  called  Shinar. 

Ques.  On  what  plain  did  they  live  ? 

Ans.    The  plain  of  Shinar. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  country  is  a  plain  ? 

Ans.    A  level  country  with  no  hills. 

Ques.  "What  did  they  say  one  to  another  ? 

Ans.  Let  us  make  bricks,  and  build  a  city  and  a  tower 

Ques.  "What  is  a  tower  ? 

Am.    A  very  high  house. 

Ques.  VThj  did  they  wish  to  build  this  city  ? 

Ans.    So  as  to  hve  together,  and  have  one  ruler. 

Ques.  "WTiat  is  a  ruler  ? 

^4  ns.    In  some  countries,  kings,  and  others,  president! 

Ques.  Which  do  we  have  ? 

A  ns.    Presidents. 

Ques.  Of  what  were  they  going  to  build  tlie  city  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  59 

Ans.    Of  bricks  and  slime. 

Ques.  How  high  did  they  propose  to  build  the  tower  ? 

Ans.    As  high  as  the  heavens. 

Ques.  Did  this  please  the  Lord  ? 

A  ns.  It  did  not,  for  he  did  not  like  to  have  them  all 
ive  in  one  place. 

Qiies.  What  did  he  do  ? 

Ans.    He  confused  them. 

Ques.  How  did  he  confuse  them  ? 

A  ns.    He  caused  them  to  speak  in  different  language* 

(2ues.  Had  they  all  talked  alike  before  this  ? 

A71S.    They  had. 

Ques.  What  did  they  do  when  they  could  not  under- 
hand each  other  ? 

Ans.  They  stopped  building  the  tower,  and  some 
vent  to  one  place  and  others  went  to  other  places. 

Ques.  Do  people  all  speak  alike  now  ? 

Ans.    They  do  not. 

Ques.  WTiat  is  the  place  called  where  God  confounded 
md  scattered  the  people  ? 

Ans.    Babel. 

Ques.  Do  all  people  worship  the  same  God  now  ? 

Ans.    They  do  not.     Some  worship  idols. 

Ques.  What  are  idols  that  some  worship  ? 

Ans.    Images  made  of  wood  and  stones. 

Ques.  What  do  others  worship  ? 

Ans.    Sun,  moon,  and  stars. 

1  shall  not  ask  you  any  thing  more  about  tliose  that  do 
lofr  worship  the  God  of  heaven  now,  as  I  intend  to  hero- 
ikfter. 

Ques.  Will  you  tell  me  if  the  people  who  built  Babel 
lad  a  Bible  to  tell  them  what  was  God's  will  ? 

Ans.    They  had  not. 

Ques.  How,  then,  did  they  know  his  will  ? 

Ans.  He  talked  with  good  men  and  told  them  what 
jhey  must  do,  and  they  told  all  the  people. 


60  child's  bible 

Ques.  What  do  some  think  the  people  were  going  it 

do  in  the  tower  of  Babel  ? 
Ans.    Worship  idols. 

"  I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace 
Which  on  my  birth  have  smiled, 
And  made  me,  in  these  ChristiaD.  days, 
A  free  and  happy  ?hlli. 

"  I  was  not  born,  as  thousands  are, 
Where  God  was  never  known  ; 
And  taught  to  pray  a  useless  prayer 
To  blocks  of  wood  and  stone. 

"  I  was  not  born  without  a  home, 
Or  in  some  broken  shed, 
A  gipsy  baby  taught  to  roam, 
And  steal  my  daily  bread. 

"  My  God,  I  thank  thee,  who  hast  planned 
A  better  lot  for  me, 
And  placed  me  in  this  happy  land, 
Where  I  may  hear  of  the«." 


LESSON    XXI. 

THE   COMMANDMENTS,   AND   HOW   GIVEN. 

We  have  learned  how  God  scattered  the  people,  ^ 
that  they  lived  all  over  a  great  many  countries.  Now  1 
wish  to  tell  you  that  there  were  some  people,  called  Israel- 
ites, that  God  loved  more  than  he  did  the  rest,  and  he 
called  them  his  people,  and  wished  to  have  them  obey 
him ;  so  he  chose  the  meekest  man  to  be  their  luler;  and 
he  used  to  talk  with  him  and  tell  him  how  to  govern  thia 
^eat  nation. 

Ques.  What  was  this  people  called  ? 

Ans.    Israelites. 

Que^.  What  was  the  name  of  their  Kuler  ? 


QUESTION    BODK.  6\ 

Arts.  Moses. 

Ques.  What  is  Moses  called  ? 

Ans.    The  meekest  man. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  say  to  Moses  one  day  as  he 
'Went  up  Mount  Sinai  ? 

Ans.  If  this  people  will  obey  me,  then  shall  they  be 
my  people. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  when  Moses  told  them  this  ? 

Ans.    We  will  do  all  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

Ques.  What  was  heard  three  days  after  this  ? 

Ans.    Thunders,  and  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

Ques.  What  was  on  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    A  black  cloud,  and  lightnings. 

Ques.  How  did  all  the  people  feel  when  they  beard 
Itbe  thunders  and  the  trumpet,  and  saw  the  lightning  and 
idark  clouds  ? 

Ans.  They  trembled  and  were  afraid. 

Ques.  What  did  Moses  do  ? 

Ans.  He  led  the  people  to'*the  foot  of  the  mountain 
to  meet  God. 

Ques.  What  was  then  done  ? 

Ans.  The  Lord  came  down  upon  the  mountain,  and 
iMoses  went  up  to  him. 

Ques.  How  long  did  Moses  stay  upon  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    Forty  days. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Lord  give  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Two  tables  of  stone. 

Ques.  What  was  wi-itten  on  them  ? 

Ans.    Ten  commandments. 

Ques.  Who  gave  the  commandments  to  Moses  V 

Ans.    The  Lord  God. 

Ques.  The  commandments  are  very  long,  but  I  hav^ 
Itbem  in  verse    Will  you  repeat  the  first  two,  and  so  on 

Ans. 

Ist.   Thou  no  gods  shalt  have  but  me  ; 
2d.    Before  no  idol  bow  thy  knee  ;  • 

3d.    Take  not  th<'  iiauio  of  God  in  vain  ; 
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ith.  Dare  not  the  Sabbath  da}'  profane. 
5th.  Give  both  thy  parents  honor  due ; 
6th.  Take  heed  that  thou  no  murder  do  ; 
Tth.  Abstain  from  words  and  deeds  unclean  ; 
8th.  Steal  not,  though  thou  be  poor  and  mean , 
9th.  Make  not  a  wilful  lie,  nor  Icve  it ; 
lOth.  ^Yhat  is  thy  neighbor's  dare  not  ooyet. 

Qu8s.    Should  we  obey  these  command.s  ? 
Ans.    We  must,  and  then  God  will  be  pleased  with  lUk 
Ques.  What  if  we  do  not  obey  them? 
Ans.    He  will  be  angry  with  us. 
Ques.  When  were  they  written  ? 
Ans.    A  great  many  hundred  years  ago. 
Ques.  In  view  of  keeping  the  commands,  what  should 
be  our  prayer  ? 
Ans 

«*  Jesus,  high  in  glory. 
Lend  a  listening  ear  ; 
When  we  bow  before  thee, 
Infant  praises  hear. 

"  "We  are  littlp  children. 
Weak,  and  apt  to  stray ; 
Saviour,  guide  and  keep  oi 
In  the  heavenly  way. 

"  Keep  us,  Lord,  from  sinning, 
Watch  us  day  by  day  ; 
Help  us  now  to  lore  thee, 
Take  our  sins  away. 

"  Then,  when  Jesus  callfi  Oi 
To  our  heavenly  home, 
We  will  gladly  answer, 
(fesioui.  Lord,  I  ooae^^ 


QUESTI0I7  BOOK.  69 


!^*  LESSON    XXII. 

I  IDOLATRY  AND   PRAYER. 

Qu€8.  Little  children,  if  I  should  love  and  think  more 
I  about  you  than  any  thing  besides,  what  should  I  be 
caUed? 

Ans.    An  idolater. 

Ques.  If  you  love  your  doll  or  rov;king-horse  more 
I  tJaan  God,  what  shall  we  call  you  ? 

Ans.    An  idolater. 

Qices.  What  is  an  idolater  ? 

Ans.  It  is  one  who  loves  some  object  or  thing  mor« 
I  than  God. 

Ques.  We  should  love  and  obey  our  parents  and 
I  teachers,  but  who  should  we  love  more  ? 

Ans.    God. 

Ques.  To  whom  should  we  pray  ? 

Ans.    To  God. 

"  God  is  in  heayen  ;  and  can  he  hear 
A  feeble  prayer  like  mine  ? 
Yes,  little  child,  thou  need'st  not  fear, 
He  listens  now  to  thine." 

Ques.  What  is  prayer  ? 
Ans. 

"  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 
That  infant  lips  can  try  ; 
Prayer,  the  sublimest  strains  that  reach 
■  The  majesty  on  high. 

"  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 
The  Christian's  native  air ; 
His  watchword  at  the  gates  of  death. 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer." 

Ques.  Some  little  children  kneel  and  pray  to  picturea 
I  and  images^     Is  this  right  ? 
Ans.    It  is  not. 


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Ques.  Wliat  does  the  Bible  say  about  it  ? 

Ans.    Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  to  them,  nor  mnrt 
them. 

Ques.     Some  pray  to  good  people   that   havfi  died 
do  you  think  that  they  can  bless  them  V 

Ans.    We  do  not. 

Qties.  Why  not  ? 

Ans.    Because  they  cannot  bless  themselves. 

Ques.  Who  can  bless  every  one  ? 

A  ns.     God. 

Ques.  To  whom  does  the  Bible  say  we  should  pray? 

Ans.    To  our  father  in  heaven,  who  seeth  in  secret 

Ques.  Why  should  we  pray  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Because  he  has  said,  Ask,  and  ye  shall  receive 

Ques    What  does  St.  Paul  say  ? 

Ans.    Pray  without  ceasing. 

"  What  is  an  idol  ?    Every  breast 
Has  idols  of  its  own  ; 
Sometimes  of  gold  and  silver  bright, 
Sometimes  of  wood  and  stone. 

"  And  these  are  idols  —  sins,  I  mean  — 
TThich  young  and  old  adore  ; 
0,  God  of  mercy  I  in  thy  love 
Destroy  them  evermore. 

"  If  there  be  aught  the  world  contains 
Which  I  love  more  than  thee, 
That  sinful  love  within  my  heart 
Idolatry  must  be. 

"  Then  take  that  sinful  love  away. 
And  place  thy  love  within  ; 
And  break  down  every  image  there, 
That  bears  the  shape  of  sin 

**  Deeply  inscribed  on  my  heart. 
Let  thy  commandments  be  ; 
That  there  may  live  within  my  br«ae 
None  other  God  but  thee."' 


QUESI^ON    BOOK. 


LESSON     XXIII. 

IDOLATRY   AND    HEATHENISM. 

Ques.  There  are  a  great  many  people  and  children 
ftat  buve  images  of  the  sun  and  moon,  and  of  crocodiles 
fcnd  other  creatures,  which  they  worship  as  God.  "What 
ac  we  call  them  ? 

Ans.    Heathen. 

Ques.  Are  the  heathens  afraid  of  their  gods  ? 

Ans.    They  are. 

Ques.  Why  are  they  ? 

Ans.  Because  they  think  they  make  them  sick  and 
die. . 

Ques.  What  do  they  do  to  make  peace  with  their 
gods  ? 

Ans.    They  make  presents  to  them 

Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  the  narr^  of  a  river  that  th«» 
Hindoos  worship  V 

Ans.    Ganges. 

Ques.  What  live  in  this  river  ? 

Ans     Crocodiles. 

Que'i.  What  are  crocodiles  ? 

Ans.  A  large  animal  that  has  great  teeth,  and  could 
bite  us  in  two  with  them. 

Ques.  What  do  the  Hindoos  think  of  them  V 

Ans.    That  they  are  gods. 

Ques.  What  do  they  throw  to  these  dreadful  creatures  ? 

A  ns.    Little  children. 

Ques.  "What  do  we  call  these  poor,  ignorant  people  ? 

Ans.    Heathens. 

Ques.  Why  do  they  give  their  little  children  to  theM 
dreadful  creatures  ? 

Ans.    Because  they  think  it  will  please  them. 

Ques.   Are  the  heathen  idolateiB  then  ? 
a  * 


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Ans  They  are,  but  they  do  not  know  about  the  true 
God. 

Ques.  Are  the  idolaters  you  told  me  about  in  your  last 
lesson,  heathen  ? 

A  ns.    They  are  not,  because  they  knew  about  the  true 

(rod. 

Ques.  Vn^nch  do  you  think  are  the  worst,  idolaters  in 
hciithen  countries  or  idolaters  in  Christian  countries  ? 

Afis.    Those  in  Christian  countries. 

Ques.  Is  ours  a  Christian  country  ? 

A  ns.  It  is,  for  we  have  the  Bible,  and  ministers  t« 
preach  to  us. 

Ques.  How  should  we  feel  towards  the  heathen  ? 

Aris.    We  should  pity  and  pray  for  them. 

Ques.  Have  we  heathen  in  our  town  ? 

Ans.    We  have  not. 

Ques.  Have  we  idolaters  in  the  town? 

Ans.    We  think  we  have. 

Ques.  'Describe  some  that  you  think  are  idolaters  ? 

Ans.  1st.  All  that  think  more  of  fine  clothes  than  of 
God.  Also,  2d.  Those  that  think  more  of  money  than 
of  God.  3d.  All  that  think  more  of  fine  rides  than  of 
G^>d.  4th.  All  that  think  more  of  themselves  than  of 
God. 

Ques.  Where  are  heathen  to  be  found  ? 

Ans.    In  countries  where  they  have  no  Bible  ^  read. 

Ques.  Where  are  idolaters  to  be  found  ? 

Ans.    In  all  countries. 

"  Poor  little  heathen  boy, 

How  sad  I  feel  for  thee ; 

Your  ears  hare  never  heard 

"VThat  mother  tells  to  me. 

"  She  t«ll3  me  of  a  God, 

That  made  both  you  and  me  , 
To  -whom  we  oft  should  bow 
Upon  the  bended  knee. 

*  He  is  both  great  and  wise  ; 
He  gives  us  all  our  food  ; 


QUESTION    BOOK.  fl 


And  loves  us  when  we  try 
To  serTB  him,  and  be  good. 

"  When  I  am  older  grown. 
I  then  will  tell  you  more, 
For  mother  bids  me  go 
To  your  benighted  shore  ; 

"  And  tell  you  all  about 

The  Saviour  and  his  love, 
That  you  may  love  hun  too, 
And  dwell  with  him  above." 


ESSON    XXIV 


ABOUT   SWEARING. 


Little  children,  you  have  heard  much  about  God'f 
holiness  and  greatness  and  goodness. 

Ques.  How  should  we  speak  of  him  ? 

Ans.    Very  carefully. 

Qufis.  Should  we  call  upon  his  name  when  we  are 
playing  and  laughing  ? 

Ans.    We  should  not,  nor  when  we  are  angry. 

Ques.  Should  we  ever  call  upon  his  name  ? 

Ans.    We  should. 

Ques.  Why  should  we  call  upon  his  name  ? 

Ans.  1st.  To  thank  him  for  his  goodness.  2 A  To 
praise  him  for  his  mercies.  3d.  To  ask  him  to  reheve  un 
in  the  day  of  trouble.  4th.  To  £isk  him  to  forgive  got 
»>s. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  swear  ? 

Ans.    To  use  the  name  of  God  in  a  wicked  manner 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  it  ? 

Ans.    Take  not  the  name  of  God  in  vain. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  take  his  name  in  vain  ? 

Ans.    To  call  it  in  a  careless  manner 


88  child's  bible 

Ques.  How  should  you  feel  If  you  should  hear  naughty 
children  and  wicked  men  calling  your  father's  name  for 
gpoii;,  or  to  threaten  some  one  ? 

Ans.    We  should  feel  very  bad. 

Yes,  my  little  children,  you  would  feel  bad  if  you 
knew  tLc^  Tricked  men  and  boys  used  your  father's  name 
in  a  rude  and  careless  manner.  How  much  more  should 
we  feel  sorry  to  hear  them  proraning  our  heavenly 
Father's  name. 

Ques.  To  what  are  swearers  exposed  ? 

Ans  To  God's  wrath. 

Ques.  Should  we  be  afraid  of  an  angry  God  ? 

Ans.  Yesl 

"  How  will  they  stand  'berfore  his  face, 
Who  treated  him  with  such  disdain, 
"While  he  -shall  doom  them  to  the  pla«e 
Of  everlasting  fire  and  pain  ?  " 

Ques.  What  does  Jesus  Christ  say  about  swearing  ? 
Ans.    Swear  nx)t  at  all. 

Ques.  Do  you  ever  think  that  you  will  swear  ? 
Ans.    We  think  not. 

Ques.  It  is  wicked  to  swear.    Do  you  think  it  is  right 
to  call  each  other  names  ? 
Ans. 

"  Cross  names  and  angry  words  require 
To  be  chastised  at  school ; 
And  he  's  in  danger  of  hell-fire 
That  calls  his  brother,  fool." 

Ques.  I  have   heard   men   and   children   say,    "  God 
knows."     What  may  this  be  called  ? 
Ans.    One  kind  of  swearing. 
Ques.  Should  we  not  be  careful  of  all  our  words  ? 
Ans,    We  should,  for  — 

"  God  is  in  heaven,  and  men  below  ; 

Be  short  our  tunes,  our  words  be  few  : 
A  solemn  reverence  checks  our  songs, 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tongues." 


QUESTION  BOOK. 


69 


Ques.  Is  it  best  for  children  to  play  with  thoee  tksi 
n»ear,  and  use  bad  language  ? 
Ans.    It  is  not. 

'*  "VlrTiy  should  T  join  with  those  in  play, 
In  whom  I  've  no  delight ; 
Who  curse  and  swear,  but  never  pray ; 
Who  call  ill  names,  and  fight. 

"  Away  from  such  I  '11  turn  my  eye«, 
Nor  with  the  seollers  go  ; 
I  would  be  walking  with  the  wise, 
That  wiser  I  might  grow  " 


LESSON    XXV. 

now    TO    KEEP    THE    SABBATH. 

fou  must  not  play  on  Sunday,  on  Sunday ; 

But  you  may  play  on  Monday,  on  Tuesday  ; 

YcfVi  may  play  on  Wednesday,  on  Thursday,  on  Fridav 

You  may  play  on  Saturday  till  Sund^  comes  again.'' 


fO  child's  bible 

Ques.  How  many  names  have  days  ? 

Ans.    Seven. 

Ques.  ^Vliat  are  they  ? 

Ans.  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday.  Thun* 
day,  Friday,  and  Saturday. 

Ques.  How  many  of  these  days  are  ours,  to  work  in  or 
play,  just  as  we  please  ? 

Ans.    Six. 

Ques.  Which  day  has  God  reserved  for  us  to.  worship 
in,  and  rest  from  our  work  ? 

Ans.    Sunday. 

Ques.  What  should  we  do  on  Sunday  ? 

Ans.    We  must  worship  God. 

Ques.  How  do  people  worship  God  ? 

Ans.  In  thinking  of  him  and  praying  to  him,  and 
Banging  praises  to  his  name. 

Ques.  Is  it  right  to  do  any  thing  more  on  Sunday  ? 

Ans.    We  should  learn  about  God  and  heaven. 

Ques.  Where  do  we  go  to  hear  about  God  ? 

Ans.    To  church  and  Sabbath  school. 

Ques.  Then,  if  we  learn  about  God  in  church  and  Sab- 
bath school,  should  we  stay  away  from  the  church  and 
school  ? 

Ans.    We  must  not. 

Ques.  If  we  stay  away  from  church,  what  are  w* 
likely  to  do? 

Ans.    To  think  and  talk  about  vain  things. 

Ques.  Whose  day  is  the  Sabbath  ? 

Ans.    God's  day. 

Ques.  How  does  he  say  we  must  keep  it  7 

Ans.    Keep  it  holy. 

Ques.  Mention  some  things  that  httle  children  do  that 
jreak  the  Sabbath  ? 

Ans.  Play  with  kittens,  look  at  their  toys,  and  play 
with  each  other. 

Ques.  TeU  me  some  things  that 't  is  wrong  to  do  on 
Sunday  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  7% 

Ans. 

"  We  must  not  work,  we  must  not  play, 
Upon  Qod's  holy  Sabbath  day." 

Ques.  Can  you  name  something  that  men  do  who 
t»i-eak  the  Sabbath  ? 

A  ns.    Walk  about,  and  ride  out  for  pleasure. 

Qii(.'.<i.  Shall  I  tell  you  a  story  about  a  man  that  broke 
the  Sabbath  when  Moses  ruled  the  people  Israel  ? 

A  great  many  hundred  years  ago,  when  Moses  ruled 
Israel,  he  told  the  people  that  they  must  not  gather  wood, 
etc.,  on  Sunday,  so  they  used  to  prepare  their  food  and 
wood  on  Saturday.  But  there  was  a  wicked  man  who 
saw  some  nice  sticks  of  wood,  and  he  thought  what  a  nice 
6  re  they  would  make,  aud  as  he  was  alone  he  took  them 
in  his  arms,  and  was  carrying  them  home,  when  some 
men  saw  him,  a»d  made  hinv  throw  down  his  wood,  and 
took  him  to  prison,  and  kept  him  there  till  Moses  w«-nt 
and  asked  the  Lord  what  they  should  do  with  this  man 
for  breaking  the  Sabbath. 

Ques.   And  what  do  you  think  he  told  them  ? 
Ans.    To  stone  him  till  he  died. 

Yes,  they  took  him  out  of  prison  and  threw  stonei 
upon  him  tiU  he  died. 

Ques.  K  God  commanded  them  to  stone  that  man  to 
death  for  getting  wood  on  Sunday,  do  you  not  think  ha 
will  punish  us  if  we  break  the  Sabbath  ? 

4hs.  We  do. 

**  This  day  belongs  to  God  alone, 
This  day  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
And  we  must  neitht  r  work  nor  play, 
Because  it  is  God's  holy  day. 

'  We  ought,  to-day,  to  learn  and  seek 
What  we  may  thin^  of  all  the  week, 
And  be  the  better  every  day 
For  what  we  hear  our  'teachers  say." 


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child's  bible 


LESSON    XXVI. 


OBEDIENCE    TO    PARENTS. 


Ques. 
Aiis. 
Ques. 
Ans. 

Ques. 


How  should  you  feel  towards  your  parents  ? 
Love  them. 

If  you  love  them,  how  will  you  behave  to  them  / 
Obey  them,  and  try  to  please  them. 
Suppose  you  want  something  very  much,  which 
rour  parents  think  you  should  not  have ;  how  will  yoa 
behave  then  ? 

A?is.    We   shall  say,  "  I   should    like  it ;   but  if  j<^ 
wish  me  not  to  have  it,  I  will  go  without  it." 

Ques.  But  if  children  are  naughty,  and  do  not  love 
their  parents  as  they  should,  how  will  they  behave  wbea 
they  are  toUj  not  to  touch  any  thing? 
Ans.    They  will  cry,  and  try  to  gel  it 


QUESTION    BOOK.  7S 

Ques.  Did  }0u  e7er  see  a  boy  or  girl  do  so  ? 

Teach.  If'  you  did,  you  saw  a  naughty  child. 

Q{(es.  If  you  love  your'  parents,  you  will  obey  them ; 
» but  I  have  seen  some  children  obey  their  parents,  and  look 
ferv  soui  about  it.     Did  they  obey  because  they  loved 
^  '/ 

Ans.     We  should  think  not. 

Ques.  What  do  you  think  made  them  obey  V 

Ans.    They  were  afraid  of  being  punished. 

Ques.  If  children  love  their  parents,   wiU   they  C».ar 
'  them '? 

Ans.    They  will  fear  to  make  them  unhappy. 

Ques.  How  will  good  childi-en  feel  when  they  make 
I  thsir  parents  unhappy  ? 

Ans.    They  will  be  sorry,  and  ask  them  to  forgivf 
them. 

Ques.  Should  children  ever  speak  an  angry  woid,  or 
look  ugly  to  their  parents  ? 

Ans.    He  that  curseth  or  smiteth  his  father  or  mother 
^hall  be  put  to  death. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  smite  ? 

Ans.    To  strike. 

Ques.  AV^hat  is  it  to  curse  ? 

Ans.    To  speak  wicked  and  angry  words. 

Ques.  Should  parents  punish  a  bad  child  ? 

Ans.    They  should  not  spare  the  rod  for   his   mmb 
I  crying. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Pible  say  will  ipoil  a  child  ? 

Ans.    To  spare  the  rod. 

Ques.  Will  a  good  parent  neglect  to  punish  a  child 
when  It  has  done  wvong'^ 

Ans.    We  think  not ;  for  the  Bible  *"ommands  hun  tc 
I  correct  those  that  obey  not. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  to  children  about  obey- 
1  ing  their  parents  ? 

Ans.    Children,  obey   your  parents  in  the  Lord,  fof 
I  this  is  right 

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f4  child's  BIBJ.1! 

Ques.  What  is  promised  to  good  and  obedient  chfl- 
dren  ? 

Ans.    Long  and  happy  lives. 

Ques.  What  kind  of  words  should  you  give  to  yooj 
parents  ? 

Ans.    Pleasant  words. 

Ques.  K  your  parents  are  wicked,  what  is  your  dutj 
lo  them  ? 

Am.    Love  them,  respect  them,  obey  them. 

"  0  that  it  were  my  chief  delight 
To  do  the  things  I  ought  1 
Then  let  me  try  with  all  my  might 
To  mind  what  I  am  taught. 

"  Whenever  T  am  told  to  go, 
i  '11  cheerfully  obey  ; 
Nor  will  I  mind  it  much,  although 
I  leave  a  pretty  play. 

"  When  I  am  bid  I  '11  freely  bring 
Whatever  I  have  got, 
And  never  touch  a  pretty  thing. 
If  mother  teUs  me  not. 

"  When  she  permits  me,  I  may  tell 
About  my  Uttle  toys  ; 
But  if  she  'b  busy  or  unwell, 
I  muft  not  make  a  noise. 

*<  And  when  I  learn  my  hymns  to  asf 
And  work  and  read  and  epQli, 
2  will  not  think  about  ia-»  fls^^ 
Bat  try  to  do  it  i?sU.»' 


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LESSON    XXVII, 


LYINQ   AND   8TEALINQ. 

lEepeat  in  concert  — 

"  Make  not  a  vrilful  lie,  nor  love  It ; 
What  is  thy  neighbor's,  dare  uot  covwi. 

Ques.  Where  is  this  written  ? 

Ans.  In  the  commandments. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  tell  a  lie  ? 

Ans.  To  tell  something  that  is  not  true. 

Ques.  How  are  liars  regarded  ? 

Ans. 

"  Abhorred  of  men  the  liar  shall  be  5 
None  can  a  liur  trust ; 
His  name  is  stained  with  infamy, 
And  trampled  iu  the  dust  " 


76  child's  bible 

Now  suppose  your  mother  has  forbidden  you  to  tcfich 
the  fruit  that  is  in  the  dish,  and  you  take  an  apple.  She 
sees  it  is  gone,  and  says,  "  Have  you  taken  an  apple  from 
the  dish?"  and  you  should   say  "No." 

Ques.  Would  this  be  telling  the  truth  ? 
Ans.    It  would  not ;  it  would  be  telling  a  he. 

Once  a  little  sick  girl  had  a  p<-/iny,  which  she  wanted 
ter  brother  to  take  and  buy  some  lemon  drops  for  her 
He  went  and  purchased  them,  and  going  home  he 
thought  how  nice  they  were,  and  wished  they  were  his ; 
so  he  opened  the  paper,  and  began  to  eat  them;  and 
they  were  so  good  he  ate  them  up,  and  told  his  sister 
that  he  had  dropped  the  penny,  and  so  she  went  without 
any  lemon  drops. 

Ques.  What  did  this  boy  do  ? 

Ans.    He  made  a  lie,  and  told  it 

Ques.  Of  what  was  the  boy  guiltv  before  telling  the 
Ue? 

Ans.  Of  wishing  for  something  that  did  not  belong  to 
him. 

Ques.  What  is  that  called  ? 

Ans.    Coveting. 

Ques.  Is  thdt  forbidden  ? 

Ans.    Thou  shalt  not  covet,  is  a  command 

Ques.  Was  the  boy  guilty  of  something  besides  covet- 
ing and  lying  ? 

Ans^  He  took  and  ate  something  that  did  not  belong 
to  him. 

Ques.  WTiat  is  taking  what  does  not  belong  to  yo"!3 
r.alled  ? 

Ans.     Stealing. 

Ques.  Is  this  forbidden  too  ? 

Ans     Thou  shalt  not  steal,  is  one  of  the  commanci' 

QiCntS. 


QUESTION    BOOR.  7f 

Ques   What  did  a  good  man  say  about  stealing  ? 
Ans. 

"  It  is  a  sin 
To  steal  a  pin  ; 
Much  more  to  steal 
A  greater  thing." 

Que3.  When  any  one  steals,  do  they  expect  to  be  seen? 

Ans.    They  do  not 

Qties.  Who  (Joes  see  them  ? 

Ans.    The  all-seeing  God. 

Ques.  If  no  one  sees  them  will  they  be  punished  ? 

Ans.  They  will  when  they  die,  unless  they  repont 
And  ask  to  be  forgiven. 

Ques.  Will  they  be  punished  here  if  they  are  foood 
•ut? 

Ans.    Most  certainly.  • 

"  Great  God !  and  since  thy  piercing  ej9 

My  inmost  heart  can  see, 
Teach  me  from  every  sin  to  fly. 
And  turn  my  heart  to  thee  " 

Ques.  How  many  things  was  this  boy  guilty  otf 
Atifi.    Coveting,  stealing,  and  lying. 

"  The  Lord  abhors  a  lying  tongue. 
Addicted  to  defame ; 
He  sees  the  base  deceit  and  wrong, 
And  brings  the  wretch  to  ell 

"  He  will  the  guilty  liar  shake, 
In  his  most  dreadful  ire  ; 
And  fix  his  portion  in  the  Jaka 
Of  ererlasting  fire." 

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18  child's  bible 


LESSON    XXVIII 


LTLNG  —  CONTINUED. 

"  I  must  DO*  lie, 
I  must  ciot  feign, 
I  must  not  take  , 

God's  name  in  vaiu." 

Ques.  Now,  little  boys  and  girls,  you  liave  often  been 
told  that  it  is  wicked  to  tell  a  He.  But  I  am  afraid  tha\ 
many  children  deny  the  truth.  Sometimes  because  thej 
have  done  some  mischief,  and  wish  to  escape  punishment ; 
po  they  say  they  did  not  do  it.  Do  they  speak  the 
truth  ? 

Ans.    That  is  denying  the  truth. 

Ques.  Is  that  right  ? 

Ans.    It  is  not ;  it  is  just  as  wicked  as  teUing  a  lie. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  deny  the  truth  ? 

An<'.    One  way  of  lying. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  teU  a  story  that  we  kp'^w  ia 
not  true,  because  we  have  heard  some  one  else  teU  the 
story  ? 

Ans.    It  is  reporting  a  lie. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  make  a  story  and  tell  it  ? 

Ans.    It  is  making  a  he. 

Ques.  1  wish  you  to  learn  what  the  Lord  say?  about 
lying. 

Ans.  1st.  Put  away  lying.  2d.  Speak  everr  man 
feTith  with  his   neighbor.     3d.  Lie  not   one  to  ap  )theT 

Ques.  ^Vhat  does  the  Lord  hate  ? 

Ans.    A  proud  look  and  a  lying  tongue. 

Q^es.  What  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  ?  . 

Ans»    L}dng  hps. 

*'  Have  we  not  kno-wn  nor  heard  nor  read, 
How  God  abhors  decei*.  and  nroag  ?  " 


QUESTION   BOOK-  79 

^ues.  Children,  can  you  tell  me  who  was  struck  dead 
ivt  lying? 

Ans.    A  man  named  Ananias,  and  his  wife  Sapphira^. 

Ques.  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 

Ans.    To  be  careful,  and  speak  the  truth. 

Ques.  Why  do  wicked  people  lie  ? 

Ans.    To  hide  their  faults. 

Ques.  If  we  have  done  wrong,  which  is  best,  to  coBc 
fe«s  our  wrong,  or  to  hide  it  with  a  lie  ? 

Ans.    To  confess  our  wrongs. 

"  God  made  our  eyes,  and  can  discern 
Whichever  way  we  think  to  turn : 
la  every  place,  by  night  or  day, 
He  watches  all  we  do  or  say." 

Ques.  What  will  become  of  liars  ? 

Ans.  All  liars  shall  have  their  part  in  the  lake  thai 
bumeth  with  fire  and  brimstone. 

Ques.  Should  any  of  you  like  to  have  a  part  in  ths) 
lake? 

Ans.    Oh  no  !    It  would  be  dreadful  indeed. 

Ques.  How  long  will  the  fire  burn  in  the  lake  ? 

Ans.    Forever  and  ever. 

Ques.  How  should  good  boys  and  girls  alAvays  act? 

Ans. 

"  Cksod  boys  and  girls  should  always  try 
To  w;t  as  ehall  not  need  a  lie  ; 
But  cheerful,  innocent,  and  gay, 
As  passes  by  the  smiling  day, 
You  '11  never  have  to  turn  aside 
from  any  one,  your  faults  to  iu(i*."  « 


CHILD  S    BIBLE 


LESSON    XXIX. 

WHAT    19    IT    TO    BREAK   THE    COMMANDMENTS? 

"  There  is  a  land  above, 

All  Leautiful  and  bright ; 

And  those  that  love  the  Lord 

hiee  to  that  world  of  light 

"  There  sin  is  known  no  more, 
Nor  t  ears  nor  want  nor  care ; 
There  good  and  happy  spirits  dwell, 
And  all  are  holy  there." 

Ques.  Do  you  think  that  anj  one  who  breaks  the  com 
mandments  will  go  to  the  happy  land  that  we  have  jusi 
sung  about  ?  /  " 

Ans.    "We  do  not ;  for  '     , 

"  God  requires  a  strict  account 
Of  all  the  works  they  d»." 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  break  the  first  command  ? 

Ans.    To  love  something  or  some  one  more  than  Clod 


QUESTION  BOOK.  81 

Ques,  What  is  that  called? 

Ans.    Idolatry. 

Ques.  How  i-s  the  second  command  broken  ? 

Ans.    In  kneelin-g  and  praying  to  idols  and  sainta 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  break  the  third  command  ? 

Ans.    To  speak  of  God  carelessly. 

Ques.  What  is  that  called  ? 

Ans.    Swearing. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  break  the  fourth  command  ? 

Ans.     To  play  or  work  on  Sunday. 

Ques.  What  are  those  called  that  break  the  Sabbath  I 

Ans.    Sabbath-breakers. 

Ques.  How  is  the  fifth  command  broken  ? 

An-<i.    By  being  unkind,  and  disobeying  parents, 

Ques.  How  is  the  sixth  command  broken  ? 

Atis.    By  getting  angry,  and  wishing  some  one  dead. 

I  have  heard  very  wicked  children  say,  "  I  wish  you 
was  dead,"  to  their  little  mates.  Now  this  was  very 
wicked  indeed ;  and  if  these  children  do  not  reform,  I  am 
adraid  they  will  kill  some  one  when  they  get  older. 

Ques.  If  they  should,  what  would  they  be  called  ? 

A  ns.  Murderers. 

Ques.  What  is  said  of  murderers  ? 

Ans.  No  murderer  can  enter  heaven 

Ques.  How  is  the  seventh  command  broken.? 

Ans.  By  using  vulgar  and  bad  words. 

Ques.  How  is  the  eighth  command  broken  ? 

Ans.  In  slyly  taking  something  that  is  not  youra. 

Ques.  "^Vhat  is  that  called  V 

*  *Ans.  Stealing. 

Qu?s.  How  is  the  ninth  command  broken  ? 

*    Ans.  In  telling  or  making  a  he  ;  in  deceiving,  and  ia 
denying  the  truth. 

Ques.  How  is  the  ninth  command  broken  ? 

Ans.  ^  By  wishing  very  much  tor  something  that  is  an* 
:  ©ther's. 


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Ques.  "What  is  this  called  ? 
Ans.    Coveting. 

[In  the  order  above,  T  have  numbered  the  comins»nd- 

wents  as  they  are  in  verse,  omitting  the  last  one  in  th« 
text.] 

Ques.  What  rests  upon  those  that  break  the  com- 
mandments ? 

Ans.    God's  curse. 

Ques.  What  rests  upon  those  that  keep  them  ? 

Ans.    His  blessing. 

Ques.  What  is  said  of  those  that  keep  the  command- 
ments ? 

Ans.    They  shall  fear  no  evil. 

Ques.  Who  will  love  us  if  we  are  good  ? 

Ans.    God,  and  the  angels,  and  good  people. 

Ques.  How  shall  we  feel  to  have  God  and  angela  lort 

88? 

Ans.    Very  happy. 

"  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands, 
'T  is  a  delightful  road  ; 
Nor  let  my  head  nor  heart  nor  hands 
Offend  against  my  God." 


LESSON    XXX. 

REVIEW. 

Ques.  Name  of  the  first  man  ? 

Ans.    Adam. 

Ques.  Name  of  the  first  woman  V 

Ans.    Eve. 

Ques.  Who  was  the  first  murderer  f 

Ans.    Cain. 


QUEemON  BOOK.  8t 

Ques .  Name  the  first  martyr  V 

Am.    Abei. 

Ques.  What  is  a  martj'r  ? 

^ns.    One  that  is  killed  because  he  loves  God. 

Qiies.  How  was  Cain  punished  for  killing  his  brother  ? 

Ans.    He  was  driven  from  his  friends. 

Ques.  What  did  Cain  do  after  he  killed  his  brother  ? 

Ans.    He  told  a  wicked  lie  to  cover  his  sin. 

Ques.  Who  is  the  father  of  lies  ? 

Ans.    The  old  serpent  that  lied  to  Eve. 


Teacher. 


Lo,  Gk)d  is  in  heaTen,  and  would  he  know 
If  I  should  teU  a  lie  ?  » 


Yes.  if  thou  said  it  CTer  so  low, 


He  ^d  hear  it  in  the  sky. 


Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  who  was  saved  in  the  ark  when 
the  world  was  drowned  ? 

Ans.  Noah  and  his  wife,  his  three  sons  and  their 
wives. 

Ques.  Why  was  the  world  drowned  ? 

Ans.    Because  it  was  so  wicked. 

Ques.  Was  Noah  a  good  man  ? 

Ans.    He  was. 

Ques.  ^\Tiat  was  saved  in  the  ark  with  Noah  and  his 
family  ? 

Ans.    Cattle  and  beasts  and  birds,  two  of  every  kind. 

Ques.  How  long  did  it  rain  ? 

Ans.    Forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

Ques.  How  long  was  Noah  in  the  ark  ? 

Ans.    One  year. 

Ques.  When  the  ark  stopped  floating,  where  did  it 
rest? 

Ans.    Mount  Ararat. 

Ques.  What  did  Noah  send  out  of  the  ark  to  see  if 
the  water  was  gone  oft'  the  ground  ? 

Ans.    A  raven,  and,  after  seven  days,  a  littlft  dove. 


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Ques.  VThen  the  dove  did  not  return  ts  tifc  4rk,  ^haf 
did  Noah  think  V 

^7(5.    That  the  -waters  had  gone  off  the  ground. 

Ques.  "What  did  he  then  do  V 

Ans.  He,  and  all  that  were  with  him,  -went  out  of  tne 
ark. 

Qu£S.  What  did  Xoah  do  when  he  was  come  out  of 
the  ark  ? 

Ans.    He  built  an  altar,  and  worshipped  God. 

Ques.  "What  did  he  do  after  he  had  built  an  house  to 
live  in  ? 

Ans.    He  tilled  the  ground. 

Ques.  "What  do  we  call  a  tiller  of  the  ground  ? 

Ans.    A  farmer. 

Ques.  Was  God  pleased  with  Noah  ? 

Ans.  He  was,  because  he  built  an  altar  and  gav6 
.  thanks  to  God. 

Ques.  "\Miat  should  this  teach  us  ? 

Ans.  To  conmience  the  dav  and  New  Year  with 
prayer  and  praise. 

Ques.  What  did  God  make  with  Noah  and  his  sons  ? 

Ans.    A  covenant. 

Ques.  What  was  the  covenant  ? 

Ans.    That  he  would  never  drown  the  world  again. 

Ques.  What  sign  did  he  give  him  ? 

Ans.    The  rainbow. 

Ques.  How  long  did  Noah  live  after  the  flood  ? 

Ajis.    Three  hundred  and  fiftv  years. 

Ques.  By  this  time  there  were  a  gi-eat  many  people 
^n  the  earth,  but  they  were  not  scattered  all  abroad  as 
they  are  now.  and  did  not  wish  to  be.  ^\Tiat  did  thej 
resolve  to  build "? 

Ans.    A  great  citv',  with  a  high  tower  in  it 

Ques.  Did  this  please  the  Lord  ? 

Ans.    It  did  not. 

Ques,  What  did  he  do  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  8* 

Jns.  He  confounded  their  language,  so  that  they 
could  not  understand  eacli  other. 

Ques.  Did  they  finish  the  tower  ? 

Ans.  They  did  not,  they  were  scattered  all  abroad. 

Ques.  Do  people  live  all  over  the  earth  now  ? 

Ans.  They  do. 

Ques.  Do  all  worship  the  same  God  ? 

Ans.  They  do  not.     Some  worship  idols. 


LESSON    XXXI. 

REVIEW. 

Ques.  How  many  commandments  are  there  ? 

Ans.    Ten. 

Ques.  Upon  what  were  they  written  ? 

Ans.    Upon  tables  of  stone. 

Ques.  Who  wrote  them  ?    • 

Ans.    God. 

Ques.  Can  you  repeat  the  commandments  in  poetry  f 
Bee  21st  lesson. 

Ques.  Where  did  Moses  go  for  the  commandments  ? 

Ans.    ]\Iount  Sinai. 

Ques.  What  was  the  appearance  of  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    It   trembloJ,    and    smoke   went    up    from    all 
around  it. 

Ques.  What  was  heard  upon  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    The  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

Qties.  When  the  sound   became  louder   and   louder, 
what  did  IMoses  do  ? 

Ans.    He  spoke,  and  God  answered  him  by  a  voice. 

Ques.  How  did  the  people  feel  ? 

Ans.    They  were  afraid,  and  trembled. 

Ques.  Did  any  go  up  on  the  mount  but  Moses  ? 
8 


86  child's  bible 

Ans.  They  did  not,  for  God  commanded  that  th^ 
should  not  touch  it. 

Ques.  How  should  we  regard  the  commands  ? 

Ans.    With  sacred  awe. 

Ques.  Should  we  dare  to  disobey  them  ? 

Ans.    We  should  not. 

Ques.  Who  are  idolaters  ? 

Alls.  Those  who  love  some  other  object  more  thaa 
God. 

Ques.  Is  it  wicked  to  pray  to  images  and  saints  ? 

Ans.    It  is,  for  it  breaks  the  second  commandment 

Ques.  Describe  an  idolater  ? 

Ans.  One  who  thinks  more  of  fine  clothes,  nice  rides, 
parties,  money,  and  of  themselves,  than  God. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  using  the  name 
of  God? 

Ar,s.    Take  not  his  name  in  vain. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  take  his  name  in  vain  ? 

Ans.    Tause  it  in  a  laughing,  careless  manner. 

Ques.  How  should  we  speak  of  God  ? 

Ans.    With  respect. 

Ques.  Is  it  right  to  say  "  God  knows,"  when  we  are 
talking  ? 

Ans.    It  is  not ;  it  is  a  kind  of  swearing. 

QueSi  Where  do  we  hear  the  most  about  God  ? 

Ans.    In  church  and  Sunday  school. 

Ques.  Will  you  tell  me  some  things  that  it  is  wrong  to 
do  on  Sunday  ? 

A71S.    We  must  not  work  or  play  on  Sunday. 

Ques.  How  can  we  keep  the  day  holy "? 

Ans.  By  praying,  reading  good  books,  and  going  lo 
•jhurch  and  Sunday  school. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  Sabbath  day  ? 

Ans.    Remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  obeying  your 
parents  ? 


QUESTION    BOOK.  87 

Ans.    Cliildren,  obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord,  for  thia 
ts  right. 

Ques.  What  is  promised  to  good  and  obedient  chil- 
dren  ? 

Ans.    Long  and  happy  lives. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  covet  ? 

Ans.    To  wish  for  something  which  belongs  to  tome 
one  else. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  coveting  ? 

Ans.    Thou  shalt  not  covet. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  steal  ? 

Ans.    To  take  that  which  is  not  yours. 

Ques.  What  is  said  about  steaHng  in  the  Bible  ? 

Ans.    Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Ques.  When  any  one  steals,  do  they   expect  to  be 
seen  ? 

Ans.    They  do  not. 

Ques.  Will  you  repeat  the  little  verse  about  stealing  ? 

Ans. 

"  It  is  a  sin 
To  ateai  a  pin, 
Hach  more  to  steal 
A  greater  thing." 

Ques.  WiU  you  say  the  one  about  lying  ? 
Ans. 

"  I  must  not  tell  a  lie, 
I  must  not  feign, 
I  must  not  take 
/  God's  name  in  Tain." 

Ques.  Tell  me  what  God  says  about  lying. 
Ans.    Put  away  l^'iug;   speak  every  man  tlie  troth 
with  his  neighbor. 

Ques.  What  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  ? 
Ans     Lying  lips. 


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LESSON    XXXII. 

THE    BIRTH   OF    JESUS    CHRIST. 

"  Hail  thou  blest  morn,  when  the  great  Mediatoj 
Down  from  the  regions  of  glory  descend 
Shepherds,  go  worship  the  babe  in  th€  manger ', 
Lo,  for  his  guide  the  bright  angels  attend. 

"  Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning, 
Shine  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid; 
Star  in  the  east,  the  horizon  adorning. 

Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  was  laid." 

Some  time  ago  I  told  rou  that  sin  came  into  the  work} 
through  disobedience,  and  that  God  gave  a  promise  oi" 
mercy. 

Ques.  Can  any  of  you  tell  what  this  promise  was  ? 

A?is.  That  his  son  should  come  into  the  world  and 
save  it  from  sin. 

Teacher.  Yes.  God  promised  that  his  son  Jesus  Christ 
should  leave  his  home  in  bright  glory,  and  come  into  this 
sinful  world  and  be  put  to  death,  that  we  might  live  m 
glory. 

Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  where  he  was  to  be  bom  ? 

Ans.    In  Bethlehem  of  Judea. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  lay  him  '? 

Am     In  a  manger. 

Ques.  "What  is  a  manger  ? 

Ans.    A  stable  where  cattle  feed. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  lay  him  there  ? 

Ans.    Because  there  was  no  room  in  the  house, 

Ques.  "What  was  his  mother's  name  ? 

Ans.    Mary. 

Ques    AVhat  was  her  husband's  name  ? 

Ans.    Joseph. 

Ques.  Who  were  in  the  country  watching  sheep  ? 

Ans     Men  called  shepherds. 


QUESTION    BOOK.  89 

Ques.  Who  came  to  these  shepherds  in  the  night  m 
ihey  were  -watching  their  sheep  V 

Ans.    An  angel  of  the  Lord. 

Ques.  How  did  the  shepherds  feel  ? 

Ans.    They  were  afraid. 

Ques.  What  did  the  angel  say  to  them  ? 

Ans.    Fear  not. 

Ques.  What  did  they  bring  to  them  ? 

Ans.    Good  tidings. 

Ques.  What  was  the  good  news  ? 

Ans.    That  a  Saviour  was  born. 

Ques.   What  did  they  call  hkn  ? 

Ans.     Christ,  the  Lord. 

Ques.  A\'here  did  the  angels  say  they  should  find  bim? 

Ans.    In  a  manger. 

Ques.  What  did  the  shepherds  hear  while  the  angej 
were  talking  ? 

-fins     A  great  many  angels  praising  God. 

Que:,.  What  did  the  angels  say  ? 

A  ns.    Glory  to  God  in  the  highest ;  on  earth  peace ; 
good- will  towards  men. 

Ques.  What  did  the  shepherds  do  when  the    angela 
were  gone  ? 

'    Ans.    They  went  to  Bethlehem  to  find  the  infant  Sav- 
iour. 

Ques.  Did  they  find  him  ? 

Atis.    They  did. 

Ques.  What  did  they  do  when  they  had  found  him? 

Ans.    They  worshipped  him. 

Ques.  Did  they  tell  what  they  had  heard  and  seen  ? 

Ans.    They  told  Mary  and  others. 

Ques.  After  the  shepherds  had  seen  the  Saviour,  whal 
did  they  do  ? 

Ans.    They  went  back  praising  God. 

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LESSON   XXXIII. 


THE    IXFAXT    JESUS. 

"  Glory  to  God,  that  reigns  aboye, 
That  pitied  us  forlorn  ; 
We  join  to  sing  our  Maker's  love, 
For  there  's  a  Sariour  born." 

Ques.  Who  told  Mary  what  to  call  her  son  ? 

Ans.    An  angel. 

Ques.  How  old  was  he  when  a  name  was  given  him  ? 

Ans.  Elsht  days  old. 

Ques.  What  did  they  call  him  ?  v 

Ans.    Jesus. 

Ques.  Why  was  he  called  Jesus  ? 

Ans.  Because  he  was  to  save  his  people  from  theii 
Bins. 

Ques.  Where  did  his  parents  take  him  when  he  wai 
fbrtj  days  old  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  91 

I      dns.    Into  the  temple. 
f'      Ques.  What  is  a  temple  ? 

-4  715.    A  place  of  worship. 

Ques,  Who  was  in  the  temple  when  they  ^ent  m  with 
lim? 

Ans.    A  good  man,  called  Simeon. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  to  the  child  ? 

Ans.    He  took  him  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  him. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  that  Jesus  should   be  'to  the 
Gentiles  ? 

Ans.    A  light. 

Ques.  And  what  should  he  be  to  his  people  Israel  ? 

Ans.    Their  glory. 

Ques.  How  did  Simeon  know  this  ? 

Ans.    The  Holy  Spirit  had  told  him  so. 

Ques.  Who  was  in  the  temple  with  Simeon  ? 

Ans.     Anne,  a  prophetess. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  of  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    That  he  was  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

Ques.   Were  all  the  people  rejoiced  because  Christ  h9d 
come  ? 

Ans.    Herod  the  king  was  not. 

Que9.  Why  was  he  not  pleased  ? 

Ans.    He  was  afraid  that  the  people  would  have  Jesui 
for  their  king. 

Ques.  What  did  he  command  some  wicked  men  to  do  ? 
.,      Ans.    To  kill  all  the  little  children. 
I      Ques.  Why  did  he  kill  all  the  children  ? 

Ans.    He  thought  that  Jesus  would  be  among  them, 
and  be  killed  too. 

Ques.  Where  wa^  Jesus  V 

A71S.    In  Egypt. 

Ques.  Why  Avaa  hi  there  ? 

Ans.     God  Lad  told  his  parents  what  Herod  would  do, 
»nd  told  them  to  go  there. 

Ques.  When  did  they  go  ? 

Ans.    In  the  same  niitht  that  God  bid  them. 


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Ques.  What  should  this  teacli  us  ? 

Ans.  To  obey  as  soon  as  we  are  cormnandedi 

Ques.  How  long  did  they  stay  there  ? 

Ans.  Till  Herod  died. 

Ques.  How  old  was  Jesus  at  that  time  ? 

Ans.  A  httle  more  than  two  years. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  hve  after  Herod  died  ? 

Am.  In  Nazareth. 

Ques.  Who  told  them  to  live  there  ? 

.ins.  God  told  them,  when  they  slept  and  dreamed 

Ques.  Why  did  they  dwell  in  Nazareth  ? 

Ans.  That  Jesus  might  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

Ques.  Who  had  said  he  should  be  called  a  Nazarone  ? 

Ans.  A  prophet  of  the  Lord. 

Ques  When  did  he  say  this  ? 

Ans.  A  great  many  hundred  years  befort 

"  Hosanna  to  the  Son 
Of  Darid  and  of  God, 
Who  brought  the  new«  of  pwdcn 
A&i.  boKgtt  it  with  his  bls^i." 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


LESSON    XXXIV, 


SERMON    ON   THE    MOUNT. 

Ques.  How  old  was  Jesus  when  he  began  to  preach  ? 
A71S.    About  thirty  years. 

Ques.  Did  he  preach  in  one  place  all  the  time  ?         ' 
Ans.    He  did  not;  he  went  from  place  to  place. 
Ques.  Who  went  with  him  ? 
Ans.    Some  men,  called  disciples. 
Ques.  Why  were  they  called  disciples  ? 
Ans.    Because  they  learned  of  Christ. 
Ques.  How  many  disciples  did  he  have  ? 
Ans.    Twelve. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  besides  preach  ? 
Ans.    He  cured  the  sick. 
Ques.  \\  ho  followed  him  besides  disciples? 
Ans.    A  great  many  people. 
Ques.  Why  did  they  follow  hira  ? 
Ans     To  hear  him  preach,  and  to  get  him  to  cure  Uw 
«ck. 


•4  child's  bible 

Ques.  Where  did  he  go  one  day  when  he  saw  a  gresi 
Diany  people  follow  him  ? 

Ans.    He  went  up  on  a  mountain. 

Ques.  What  is  a  mountaiii  ? 

A  /IS.    A  very  high  hill. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  there  ? 

Ans.    He  sat  down,  and  taught  his  disciples. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  of  the  poor  in  spirit? 

Ans.    They  should  have  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Ques.  Who  are  the  poor  in  spirit  ? 

Ans.    Those  that  feel  themselves  sinners. 

Ques.  How  are  such  blessed  ? 

Ans.    In  their  spirits. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  of  those  that  are  sorry  for  their 
gins  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  be  happy. 

Ques.  Why  will  those  that  are  sorry  for  their  sins  bo 
happy  ? 

Ans.    Because  Christ  will  pardon  them. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  of  the  meek  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

Ques.  Who  are  the  meek  ? 

Ans.    Those  that  are  humble,  gentle,  and  pleasant. 

Ques.  What  verv  meek  man  do  we  read  of  in  the 
Bible  ? 

Ans.    Moses. 

Ques.  Whom  do  we  call  humble  ? 

Ans.    Those  that  are  not  proud. 

Ques.  If  a  boy  gets  angry  at  httle  things,  do  you  think 
hft  is  meek  ? 

Ans.    We  do  not. 

Ques.  When  you  see  a  little  boy  or  girl  proud  of  nice 
things,  do  you  think  they  are  meek  ? 

Ans.    We  do  not. 

Ques.  Which  is  the  happiest,  the  quiet  and  pleasant 
boy,  or  the  fretful  one  ? 

Ans.    The  quiet  boy,  because  everybody  loves  him. 


QUESTION   BOOK  »f 

Ques.  Which,  will  be  most  likely  to  go  to  heaven  ? 

Ans.    The  quiet  and  pleasant  boy. 

Ques.  Some  good  boys  and  girls  wish  to  be  good  like 
Jesus  ;  what  is  said  of  sueh  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  be  filled  with  joy  and  peace. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  say  of  those  that  pity,  and  try 
to  help,  the  poor  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  obtain  mercy. 

Ques.  What  did  he  mean  by  this  ? 

Ans.  That  if  they  become  poor  and  in  distress  they 
ihall  be  pitied  and  helped. 

Ques.  At  whose  hand  do  we  all  want  mercy  ? 

Ans.    At  God's  hand. 


"  Oh!  how  my  childhood  runs  to  waste  ; 
My  sins,  how  great  their  sum  ; 
Lord,  give  me  pardon  for  the  past, 
And  strength  for  days  to  come." 


LESSON    XXXV. 

SERMON    ON    THE    MOUNT  —  CONTINUED. 

You  have  told  me,  that  Jesus  Christ  taught  his  dis* 
fiples  that  those  that  are  sorry  because  they  are  sinners 
are  blessed,  and  shall  go  to  heaven ;  and  that  the  meek 
shall  hve  lonw  on  the  earth  ;  and  that  those  that  wish  to 
be  good  shall  be  full  of  joy  and  peace ;  and  that  the 
merciful  shaU  obtain  mercy. 

Ques.  Can  you  tell  me  what  he  says  of  the  pure  m 
heart? 

Ans.    They  shall  see  God. 

Ques.  Who  are  the  pure  in  heart  ? 

Ans     Thase  that  love  God  with  all  the  heart 


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Ques.  Will  those  whose  hearts  are  pure  think  about 
wicked  things,  and  say  bad  and  angry  words  ? 

Ans.  They  will  not;  for  out  of  the  fulness  of  the. 
heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 

Ques.  What  will  you  say  if  your  hearts  are  pure  ? 


Ans. 


"  I  '11  leave  my  sport  to  read  and  pray, 
And  so  prepare  for  heaven  " 


Ques.  Can  any  but  those  that  have  pure  hearts  see 
God  V 

A  ns.  They  cannot,  for  God  commands  us  to  purify 
our  hearts. 

Ques.  How  can  we  purify  our  hearts  ? 

Ans.    In  believing  on  Christ,  and  obeying  him. 

Ques.  Should  we  pray  for  pure  hearts  ? 

A?is.  We  should  pray  as  David,  the  pious  king,  did, 
"  Create  in  me  a  dean  heart." 

Ques.  Who  are  called  the  Tihildren  of  God  ? 

Ans.    Peacemakers. 

Ques.  If  two  little  children  are  quarrelling,  and  a  lit- 
tle boy  steps  forward  and  tries  to  stop  them  and  make 
tliem  happy,  what  should  he-be  called  ? 

A71S.    A  peacemaker. 

Ques.  If  a  Httle  boy  or  girl  tries  to  dispute  with  you, 
and  you  should  pleasantly  speak  to  him,  instead  of  dis- 
puting, what  should  we  call  you  ? 

Ans.    A  peacemaker. 

Ques.  I  have  known  little  boys  laugh  at  good  boys 
that  prayed,  and  tried  to  be  good  ;  were  they  wicked  ? 

Ans.    They  were  very  wicked. 

Ques.  What  does  Christ  say  of  those  that  are  laughed 
at  because  they  pray  ? 

A  ns.    They  shall  have  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Ques.  What  does  he  tell  those  to  do  who  are  laughed 
ftt  for  praying  ? 

Ans.    Rejoice. 


QUESTION    BOOK.  9t 

•  U,iies.  Why  should  they  rejoice  ? 

A  as     Because  their  names  are  written  in  the  book  o^ 
•teraal  life. 

»•  Let  lore  through  all  our  actions  run, 
And  all  our  words  be  mild  ; 
Live  like  our  heavenly  Father's  son. 
That  s-weet  and  lovely  child. 

**  Now.  Lord  of  all,  he  reigns  above, 
Aid  from  his  heavenly  throne, 
H«  mee  what  children  Owell  in  k^ 
Aad  nuurks  them  fotr  kis  ovb." 


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child's  bible 


LESSON    XXXVI. 


THE  lord's  prayer.  —  CHRIST  HEALS  THE  CENTU 

rion's  servant. 

Qucs.  Good  people  pray  in  clmrch,  and  with  theis 
families,  both  morning  and  evening ;  where  else  should 
(they  pray  ? 

A71S.    In  the  closet. 

Ques.  Who  has  commanded  us  to  pray  in  our  closet,  m 
in  some  place  by  ourselves  ? 

Ans.    Jesus  Christ. 

Ques.  To  whom  should  we  pray  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  8t 

Ans.  To  OUT  Father,  wMch  seeth  in  secret 

\.         Ques.  What  is  promised  to  those  that  pray  by  themr 
ji     lelves  ? 

j[         Ans.  God  shall  reward  them  openly. 

;  Repeat  the  prayer  that  Jesus  Christ  told  us  to  say  :  — 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven :  hallowed  be  thy 
name  ;  Thy  kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth 
as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread ; 
and  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors ;  and 
lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  eviL 
For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory, 
forever.     Amen. 

Ques.  What  does  the  Lord  say  he  will  do  if  we  forgive 
those  that  wrong  us  ? 

Ans.    That  he  will  forgive  us. 

Ques.  And  if  we  do  not  forgive  them,  what  does  h 
lay? 

Ans.    That  he  will  not  forgive  us. 

Ques.  After  Jesus  had  taught  his  disciples  this  prayer, 
besides  many  other  things,  he  came  down  from  the 
mountain.  Can  you  tell  who  met  him  and  asked  him  to 
cure  a  sick  man  ? 

Ans.    The  elders  of  the  Jews. 

Ques.  Who  was  the  sick  man  that  they  wanted  cured  ? 

Ans.    A  servant  of  a  rich  officer. 

Ques.  What  was  this  officer  called  ? 

Ans.    Centurion. 

Ques  Why  were  the  eldei's  anxieus  to  have  Jesus  curt 
Ihis  servant  ? 

A  ns.    Because  his  master  loved  the  Jews. 

Ques.  What  had  he  built  for  them  ? 

A  ns.    A  house  of  worship. 

Ques.  How  did  the  officer  regard  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    As  a  man  of  great  power. 

Ques.  How  did  he  feel  about  his  coming  to  his  house  IP 

Am.    He  felt  unworthy  to  have  him  come. 


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Qu€&,  What  did  he  do  ? 

Ans.    He  sent  a  servant  to  say  to  him,  "Tarn  not 

Vforthy;  only  speak,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healedc" 

Clues.  What  did  Jesus  say  of  this  man's  faith  ? 

Ans.    I  have  not  seeii  such  faith  in  IsraeL 

Ques.  AVhat  is  it  to  have  faith  ? 

Ans.    To  believe. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  ? 

Ans.  He  spake  to  the  servant,  and  said  the  sick  man 
was  cured. 

Ques.  ^Vhat  did  he  command  the  servant? 

Ans.  To  go  back  and  tell  the  centurion  that  it  should 
be  j  Jst  as  he  beheved. 

Ques.  How  was  the  sick  man  when  the  servant  got 
home  ? 

Ans.    He  was  welL 

Ques.  How  was  he  cured  ? 

A71S.    Jesus  spake,  and  he  was  cured. 

Gtues.  Can  a  physician  cure  the  sick  by  speaking  ? 

Ans.    He  cannot. 

Ques.  Who  can  heal  the  sick,  raise  the  dead  in  a  in> 
auent  ? 

Ans, 

"  The  Almighty  Maker,  God, 
How  glorious  is  liis  name  ! 
His  wonders  hoyy  liffused  abroad, 
lliroBighout  creation's  fhsase !  ^ 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


LESSON    XXXVII. 

S-  THE   widow's    son    RAISED    FROM    THE    DEAD. 

,f  "  Come,  children,  tune  your  Toices 

Unto  a  joyful  lay  ; 
Lo  !  heaven  and  earth  rejoices 
On  this  most  happy  day." 

When  Christ  healed  the  rich  man's  servant  that  "wj 
•  told  you  about  in  the  last  lesson,  he  was  in  Capernaum. 

Ques.  '\Miere  did  he  go  the  next  day  ? 

Ans.    To  a  town  called  Nain. 

Ques.  Who  went  with  him  ? 

Ans.    His  disciples,  and  many  people. 

Ques.  What  did  they  see  as  they  opened  the  gate  is 
go  into  the  town  ? 

4ns.    A  great  many  people  coming. 

Ques.  What  were  some  men  carrying  ? 

Ans.    The  dead  son  of  a  widow. 

Ques.  What  is  a  widow  ? 

Ans.    A  woman  whose  husband  is  dead. 

Qiies.  How  did  the  poor  widow  feel  ? 

Ans.    Very  bad,  for  her  only  son  was  dead. 

Ques.  How  did  Jesus  feel  for  the  poor  woman  whca 
*^e  saw  her  weeping  ? 

.4/^*^.    He  pitied  her,  and  said,  Weep  not. 

Ques.  ^Vhat  did  ihe  men  do  when  Jesus  came  up  to 
Lhem  ? 

Ans.    They  stopped. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  ? 

Ans.    He  spoke  to  the  dead  man. 

Ques.  AVhat  did  he  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Rise  up  alive. 

Ques.  Did  the  dead  man  hear  him  ? 

Ans.    He  did,  and  he  rose  up  and  spoke. 

Ques.  How  did  the  people  te*-l  ? 


i09  CHILD'S  BIBLE 

Ans.  They  were  afraid. 

Ques.  What  did  they  call  Jesus  ? 

Ans.  A  prophet. 

Ques.  What  did  some  say  God  had  fulfilled  to  them  ? 

A  ns.  His  promise  of  mercy. 

Q,ues.  To  whom  was  this  promise  made  ? 

Ans.  To  Adam  and  Eve. 

In  the  last  lesson  we  learned  that  Christ  healed  the 
servant  of  a  rich  man,  and  in  this  lesson  we  hear  of  hii 
raising  to  life  the  son  of  a  poor  widow. 

Ques.  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 
Ans.    That  we  should  do  good  both  to  the  rich  and 
the  poor. 

Q'ues.  How  do  some  people  treat  the  poor  ? 

Ans.    With  scorn. 

Ques.  How  do  these  same  ones  treat  the  rich  ? 

Ans.    Very  politely. 

Ques.  Are  such  persons  Christlike  ? 

Ans.    They  are  not. 

Qiies.  How  does  God  respect  both  the  rich  and  poor  ? 

Ans.    Alike. 

"  Hosanna  '!?e  the  children's  song, 
To  Christ,  the  children's  king; 
His  praise,  to  whom  our  soula  belong, 
Let  all  the  children  sing. 

*'  Hosanna,  sound  from  hill  to  hill, 
And  spread  from  plain  to  plain. 
While  louder,  sweeter,  clearer  stUl, 
Woods  echo  to  the  strain. 

"  Hosanna,  then,  our  songs  sliaM  te  { 
Hosanna  to  our  king  : 
This  is  the  children's  jubilee, 
Let  all  the  children  sin<r." 


LESSON    XXXVIII, 


THE    WIND    AND    SEA    OBEY    CHRIST. 

"  Gentle  Jesus,  meek  and  mild, 
Look  upon  a  little  child ; 
Pity  my  ,sinipli(.it\% 
Suffer  me  to  come  to  thee. 

"  Fain  I  would  to  thee  be  brought, 
Gracious  Lord,  fovbid  it  not ; 
Give  a  little  child  a  place 
In  the  kinjidom  of  thy  grace. 

"  I  shall  then  show  forth  thy  praisa 
Serve  thee  all  uiy  happy  days ; 
Then  the  world  shall  always  see 
Christ,  thy  holy  child,  in  me." 

i^ues.  Where  did  Jesus  go  one  evening  with  hia  disc 
pies,  in  order  to  get  away  from  the  multitude  V 
J  ns.    They  sailed  over  a  lake. 
Ques.  What  is  the  name  of  the  lake  ? 
4??,?.    (Tennesait!r!i. 
iiues.  What  is  a  lake  V 


OHTLUS   BIB£i:E 

Ans.    A  body  of  water  almost  surrounded  with  land. 

Ques,  What  did  Jesus  do  when  he  had  got  into    he 
boat? 

Ans.    He  leaned  his  head  upon  a  seat  and  wem   M 
lleep. 

Quj3,  Why  did  he  do  this  ? 

Ans.    Because  he  was  tired. 

Ques.  What  had  he  been  doing  all  day  ? 

Ans.    Preaching,  and  teaching  the  people. 

Ques.  Do  you  think  good  men  ever  get  tired  wDnO 
they  are  teaching  us  how  to  be  good  ? 

Ans.    We  do. 

Ques.  What  happened  soon  after  Jesus  went  to  sleep  ^ 

Ans.    A  furious  gale  of  wind  blew  over  the  lake. 

Ques.  What  harm  does  the  wind  do  to  boats  on  the 
water  ? 

Ans.    It  frequently  sinks  them. 

Ques.  How  did  the  disciples  feel  when  they  saw  the 
wind  blow  so  hard  that  the  boat  began  to  sink  ? 

A?is.    They  were  afraid,  and  called  Jesus. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Lord,  save,  or  we  perish. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  ? 

Ans.    He  arose  and  said  to  the  wind,  Be  still 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  to  the  water  ? 

Ans.    Cease. 

Ques.  Did  the  wind  and  water  obey  him  ? 

Ans.    They  did;  the  wind  stopped  blowing  and   ^« 
waves  ceased  to  roll,  and  all  was  still. 

Ques    How  did  those  with  Jesus  feel  ? 

Ans.    They  feared  and  wondered. 

Ques.  Do  the   wind  and  water  obey  man  whei     i., 
speaks  to  them  ? 

Ans.    They  do  not. 

Ques    Did  the  wind  and  waves  "hear  Christ  speak 

Ans.    They  did   not;  but  he  restrained  them  b 
pcwer 


^_i' 


QUESTION   BOOK 


lOft 


**  Lord,  teach  a  simple  thild  to  pray, 
And  then  accept  my  prayer  ; 
For  thou  canst  bear  the  words  I  say 
For  thou  art  ever j' where. 

•*  Teach  me  to  do  the  thiug  that's  right, 
Aud  when  I  sia,  forgive  ; 
And  make  it  still  my  chief  delight, 
To  serve  thee  while  I  live." 


LESSON    XXXIX. 

MORE    ABOUT    .JP:SUS    CHRIST. 

Ques  What  dir!  Josns  say  of  little  children  ? 

Ans.  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me. 

Ques.  AVhy  shculd  they  let  them  come  to  hiu. » 

An*  For  cfsuch  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 


10*  OHIIiD'S  BIBL><;  * 

Ques.  If  he  wanted  little  children  to  come  unto  hia 
when  on  earth,  does  he  now  in  heaven  ? 
Ans,    He  does. 

"  Christ  is  in  heaven,  and  can  I  go 
To  thank  him  for  his  care  ?  " 

I'eacher. 

"Not  yet,  but  lore  him  here  below, 
And  thou  shalt  praise  him  there." 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  to  the  little  children  that  weri 
brought  to  bim  ? 

Ans.    He  took  them  in  his  arms  and  blessed  them, 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  for  a  blind  man  ? 

Ans.    He  opened  his  eyes  so  that  he  could  see. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  for  people  that  could  no\ 
speak  ? 

Ans.    He  cured  them,  so  they  could  speak. 

"  Ilear  him,  ye  deep  ;  his  praise,  ye  dumb, 
Your  loosened  tongues  employ  ; 
Ye  blind,  behold  your  Saviour  come  ; 
And  leap,  ye  lame,  with  joy." 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  for  a  man  who  had  a  withered 
hand  ? 

Ans.    He  made  it  whole,  like  the  other. 

Ques.  What  is  a  withered  hand  ? 

Ans.    One  that  is  dried  up. 

Qves.  How  long  did  it  take  Jesus  to  heal  the  ack  and 
open  the  eyes  of  the  blind  ? 

Ans.    Only  a  moment. 

Ques.  How  did  he  do  these  things  ? 

Ans.    He  spake,  and  it  was  done. 

Ques,  Who  fed  five  thousand  people  in  the  desert  ? 

Ans.    Jesus. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  before  he  gave  the  food  tf 
them  ? 

Ans.    Ho  looked  up  to  heaven,  and  blessed  it. 

Qiies.   VYliat  should  this  teach  us  ? 


QUESTION  BOOK  iOt 

Ans.    To  ask  God's  blessing  on  our  food. 
Ques.  ^Vho  did  the  woman  of  Samaria  say  had  told 
ler  all  that  she  had  ever  done  ? 
Ans.    The  Saviour. 
Ques.  Whom  did  she  think  he  was  ? 
4ns.    The  Messiah. 

"  Poor  and  needy  though  I  be, 
God,  Diy  Milker,  cares  for  nie  ; 
Gives  me  shelter,  clothing,  food- 
Gives  me  all  I  have  of  good. 

"  He  will  hsten  when  I  pray, 
lie  is  with  me  night  and  day ; 
When  I  sleep,  and  when  I  wake, 
Keep  me  safe  for  Jesus'  sake. 

*'  He  who  reigns  above  the  sky 
Once  became  as  poor  as  I ; 
He  whose  blood  for  us  was  ahed 
Had  not  where  to  lay  his  head." 


LESSON    XL. 

CHRIST    TRA2JSFIGURED. 

"  His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight." 

Qt»es.   Whom  did  Jesus  take  with  him   when  ha  we» 
9,pou  a  mountain  to  pray  ? 
Ans.    Peter,  James,  and  John. 
Ques.  How  did  his  face  look  as  he  prayed  ? 
Ans.    It  did  shine  like  the  sun. 
Ques.  What  was  the  appearance  of  his  clothes  ? 
Ans.    They  were  white  as  the  light. 
Ques    Who  came  and  talked  with  Jesus? 
Ans.    Moses  and  Elias. 
Ques.  What  did  they  talk  about  ? 


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Ans.    About  Jesus  being  put  to  death. 

Ques.  ^Nliat  were  Peter  and  James  and  John  domg 
while  Jesus  was  prating  V 

Ans.    They  were  sleeping. 

Ques.  "What  did  they  see  when  they  awoke  ?  • 

A  ns.    They  saw  his  glory,  and  the  two  men  that  were 
with  him. 

Ques.  What  did  Peter  say  to  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    It  is  good  for  us  to  be  here.  , 

Ques.  Why  did  he  say  this  V 

Ans.    Because  he  was  so  happy. 

Ques.  What  did  he  wish  to  make  ? 

Ans.    Three  tents  to  hve  in. 

Ques.  "Who  did  he  wish  to  make  them  for? 

Ans.    One  for  I\loses,  and  one  for  Ehas,  and  one  fin 
Jesus. 

Ques.  Who  was  Moses  ? 

Ans.    The  man  that   led  Israel,  and  with  whom  Grod 
talked  when  on  Mount  Sinai. 

Ques.  AVho  was  Elias  ? 

Ans.    The  prophet  that  we^t  to  heaA'en  in  a  chariot 
of  fire. 

Ques.  How  long  had  Moses  and  Elias  been  dead  and 
in  heaven  V 

Ans.    Many  hundred  years. 

Ques.  What  appeared  while  Peter  was  talkmg  ? 

Ans.    A  bright  cloud  passed  over  them. 

Ques.  What  was  heai'd  coming  from  the  cloud  ? 

A  ns.    A  voice. 

Ques    What  did  it  say  ? 

Ans.    This  is  my  beloved  son,  hear  him. 

Ques.  What  did  Peter  and  James  and  John  do  whec 
they  heard  this  voice  ? 

Ans.    They  fell  on   their   faces,   because   they   wer€ 
afraid. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  say  when  the  voice  was  past  ? 
i.ns.    Arise,  and  be  not  afraid. 


QUiS&TION   «OOK.  101 

(£ues.  Did  they  see  any  one  when  they  looked  up  ? 

Ans.    They  did  not. 
'     Ques.  Whose  voice  was  it  that  said,  "  This  is  my  bo* 
ioved  Son  ?  " 

Ans.    The  voice  of  God  the  Father. 

Ques.  Was  this  voice  ever  heard  before,  saying,  "  Thia 
a  my  beloved  Son  ?  " 

Ans.    It  wa^  heard  when  Jesus,  was  baptized. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  say  to  his  disciples  as  he  came 
iown  from  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    "  Tell  no  man  of  the  vision  until  I  be  risen  from 
ithe  dead." 

Ques.  How  did  the  disciples  feel  when  they  learned 
ithat  Jesus  was  to  be  put  to  death  ? 

Ans.    They  were  sad. 

Ques.  Who  should  we  try  to  be  like  ? 

Ans. 

I  '*  I  would  be  like  Jesus, 

So  frequently  in  prayer  ; 
Alone  upon  the  mountain  top, 
He  met  his  Father  there. 

•*  I  want  to  be  like  Jesua, 
Engaged  in  doing  good  ; 
j  So  that  it  might  be  said  of  me, 

That  I  've  done  what  I  could. 

"  Alas  !  I  'm  not  like  Jestis, 
But  I  will  pray  to  be  ; 
Kind  Saviour,  take  my  sinfbl  hcesl^ 
^nd  make  me  more  like  thM  i '' 


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110  child's  BIBLS 

LESSON    XLI. 
Christ's  ago^^y  in  the  garden  of    gethsemane. 

"  While  passing  a  garden,  I  paused  to  liear 
A  voice  faint  and  plaintive,  from  one  that  was  near; 
The  voice  of  the  sufTrer  affected  my  heart, 
While  pleading  in  anguish  the  poor  sinner's  part 

"  I  listened  a  moment,  then  turned  me  to  see 
What  man  of  compassion  this  stranger  might  be  ! 
I  saw  him.  low  kneeling  upon  the  cold  ground, 
The  loveliest  being  that  ever  was  found. 

"  So  deep  were  his  sorrows,  so  fervent  his  prayers, 
That  down  o'er  his  bosom  roUe  •  sweat,  blood,  and  tran 
I  wept  to  behold  him.  —  I  asKed  .Mm  his  name, 
He  answered,  '  "T  is  Jesus  '.  Zuin.  heaven  I  came ! ' 

** '  I  am  thy  Redeemer  I  for  thee  I  must  die  ; 
The  cup  is  most  bitter,  but  canaot  pass  by  ; 
Thy  sins,  like  a  mountain,  are  laid  Upon  me ; 
And  all  this  deep  anguish  I  suffer  for  thee.'  " 

Qnes.  How  lon^  did  Christ  go  about  preaching  and 
healing  the  sick,  etc.  r 

Ans,    About  three  years  and  a  half. 

Qtifis.  Who  hated  him,  and  wished  to  kill  him  7 

Afis.    A  great  many  of  the  Jews. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  hate  him  ? 

Ans.    Because  he  told  them  of  their  sins. 

Ques.  Did  they  hate  him  for  any  thing  else  ? 

Ans.    He  was  humble,  and  went  with  the  poor. 

Ques.  Do  you  think  that  made  them  hate  him  ? 

Ans,  We  do,  for  they  were  proud,  and  went  with  tJw 
nch. 

Ques.  Whose  company  should  we  seek  ? 

Ans.  The  society  of  the  good,  whether  they  are  rich 
or  poor. 

Ques.  What  should  we  do  wban  we  are  told  of  oa 

«^t8? 


QUESTION    BOOK.  *  111 

Ans.  We  should  be  sorry,  and  ask  God  to  make  ui 
better. 

Ques.  Did  Jesus  know  that  the  Jews  wLshed  to  kill 
him? 

Ans.    He  did,  for  he  knows  all  tieai^ts. 

Ques.  Where  did  he  go  the  evening  before  he  was  to 
&e  crucified  ? 

Ans.    Into  a  grove  "of  olive  trees. 

Ques.  Where  was  this  grove  or  garden  ? 

Ans.    In  Gethsemane. 

Ques.  \Vhy  did  he  go  there  ? 

Ans.    To  pray. 

Ques.  How  did  he  feel  when  he  kneeled  there  to 
pray  ? 

A  ns.    He  was  in  an  agony  of  spirit. 

Ques.  Why  was  his  spirit  pained  ? 

A71S.  Because  he  felt  the  sins  of  the  world,  and  knew 
liO  must  die  for  them,  or  it  would  be  lost 

Ques.  What  did  he  ask  of  his  Father  ? 

Ans.    Spare  me  from  this  hour. 

Ques.  Did  he  not  wish  his  Father  to  do  as  he  pleased  ? 

A71S.    He  said,  "  Not  my  will,  but  thine,  be  done." 

Ques.  What  came  through  the  skin  and  fell  to  the 
ground  because  of  liis  distress  ? 

Ans.    Great  drops  of  blood  and  water. 

My  little  children,  you  have  seen  people  sweat  great 
drops  of  sweat  when  they  have  been  to  work  hard,  but 
vour  Saviour  sweat  great  drops  of  blood  for  us.  Oh, 
how  should  we  love  him  ! 

Ques.  Who  saw  his  agony,  and  came  to  comfort  him  7 

Ans.  An  angel. 

Ques.  Little  children,  did  Christ  suffer  this  for  you  ? 

Ans.  He  did. 

Quei^.  Where  were  Christ's  disciples  all  this  time  ? 

Ans.  A  httle  distance  from  him  in  th-e  garden. 

Qt^es.  Were  all  of  tbcm  there '? 


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A  7is.  Judas  was  not ;  he  had  gone  with  those  tha^ 
hated  Jesus. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  ? 

Ans.  He  told  them  where  they  could  find  Jesus,  and 
went  with  them,  and  kissed  Jesus,  so  they  might  know 
him  from  the  rest 


LESSON    XLII. 

THE   TRIAL   OF   JESUS   CHRIST. 

"  Te  that  ;asg  by,  behold  the  man ! 

The  rudu  of  grief,  condemned  for  you. 
The  Lamb  of  God,  for  sinners  slain, 
Weeping,  to  Calvary  pursue  ! 

Ques.  As  Judas  led  along  the  murderous  band,  and 
came  into  the  garden  where  Jesus  and  his  disciples  were, 
how  did  he  make  them  know  which  was  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    He  kissed  hiju. 

Ques.  Did  Jesus  know  that  Judas  did  not  kiss  him 
because  he  loved  him  ? 

Ans.  He  did,  arid  he  said,  Betrayest  thou  me  with  a 
kiss? 

Ques.  What  did  the  disciples  say  when  they  saw  so 
many  people  come  with  swords  to  take  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    Shall  we  strike  with  our  swords. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  say  ? 

Ans.    No,  suffer  ye  thus  fai , 

Ques.  Before  Jesus  had  replit*!,  what  had  one  of  the 
disciples  done  ? 

Ans.  Struck  the  servant  of  the  higli  priest,  and  en* 
off  his  ear. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  then  do  ? 

'^ns.    He  healed  him. 


Ques.  If  Jesus  had  had  a  wicked  heart,  would  he  hav« 
heal^id  him  when  he  had  come  to  take  Jesus  and  have 
him  killed  ? 

Ans.    He  would  not. 

Ques.  What  should  ibis  teach  us  V 

Ans.    To  bless  those  that  hurt  us  and  wrong  us. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  lead  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    To  the  house  of  the  high-pnest. 

Ques.  Which  of  his  disciples  fol-lowed  him  there. 

Ans.    Peter  and  John. 

Ques.  Which  of  them  was  afraid,  and  said  that  he  wa« 
not  Jesus'  disciple  ? 

Ans.    Peter, 

Ques.  How  many  times  did  he  say  that  he  was  not  a 
disciple  ? 

Ans.    Three  times. 

Ques.  Did  Jesus  know  that  Peter  denied  him  ? 

Ans.    He  did ;  he  had  told  hun  that  he  woidd  do  sa 

Ques.  What  did  Peter  do  after  he  had  denied  being  a 
disciple  ? 

Ans.    He  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

Ques.  'WTiat  had  he  done  in  saying  that  he  was  not  a 
diaci-ple  ? 

Ans.    He  had  denied  the  truth. 

Ques.  What  do  we  suppose  made  him  deny  the  truth  ? 

A  ns.    He  was  afraid  of  being  hurt  or  killed. 

Ques.  What  was  done  to  Jesus  in  the  house  of  the 
high-priest  ? 

Ans.  He  was  blindfolded  and  mocked,  and  some 
Btruck  him. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  tell  ua  who  smoto 
thee. 

Ques.  What  did  the  priests  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Art  thou  the  Son  of  God. 

Ques.  Wliat  did  Jesus  answer  ? 

Ans.    Ye  say  that  I  am. 


Ques.  What  did  they  then  ? 

Ans.  They  put  irons  on  his  hands,  and  led  him  to  tiM 
governor. 

Ques.  Who  -was  the  frovemor  ? 

Ans.  Pilate. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  with  him  ? 

Ans.  He  sent  him  to  Herod. 


LESvSON     XLIII. 

INCIDENTS    PRIOR    TO    THE    CRUCIFIXIOH', 

"  Extended  on  a  cursed  tree, 

Besmeared  with  dust  and  sweat  and  blood, — 
See  there  the  King  of  Glory,  see, 

Sinks,  and  expires,  the  Son  of  God  !  " 

Ques.  What  did  Herod  do  with  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    He  mocked  him. 

Ques.  Who  was  this  Herod  ? 

Ans.  The  son  of  the  wicked  Herod  that  wished  to  kiD 
Christ  when  he  was  an  infant. 

Ques.  "Why  did  they  send  Christ  to  him  ? 

Ans.  Because  he  was  ruler  over  Galilee,  where  Chriat 
Hved  when  at  home. 

Ques.  How  did  Herod  treat  Christ  ? 

Ans.    He  made  sport  of  him. 

Ques.  What  did  Herod  then  do  V 

Ans.    Sent  him  back  to  Pilate,  the  governor  of  Judca  ? 

Ques.  What  did  Pilate  say  to  the  Jews  who  wer« 
"♦aoionn^  for  the  blood  of  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    Neither  I  nor  Herod  finds  guilt  in  thif  nan. 

Ques.  What  did  he  wish  to  do  V 

Ans.    Let  him  go. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Jews  sav  ? 


aUBSTIO«    BOOK  Hi 

Ans.    They  cried,  crucify  him ! 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  crucify  ? 

Ans.    To  hang  upon  a  cross  or  tree. 

Ques.  Did  Pilate  consent  to  crucify  Jesus  ? 

Ans.  He  washed  his  hands,  and  said,  Do  as  yoi 
please,  I  lind  no  fault  in  him. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Jews  say  ? 

Ans.    We  will  bear  the  blame. 

Ques.  What  was  done  then  with  Jesus  ? 

Ans.  They  led  him  into  a  large  hall,  and  took  off  hii 
garments,  and  put  on  a  scarlet  robe. 

Ques.  What  did  they  put  on  his  head  ? 

Ans.    A  crown  of  thorns. 

"  See,  from  his'  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down ; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ?  " 

Ques.  What  was  put  in  his  hand  ? 

Ans.    A  cane,  made  of  reed. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  put  on  a  scarlet  cloak  and  crown 
of  thorns  ? 

Ans.  To  mock  him  because  some  said  he  was  king  of 
tihe  Jews. 

Ques.  Did  kings  wear  scarlet  cloaks,  and  crowns  on 
their  heads  ? 

Ans.    They  did,  and  earned  sceptres  in  their  handi 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  to  him  ? 

Ans.    Long  hve  the  King  of  the  Jews  1 

Ques.  How  did  they  say  this  V 

Ans.    Mockingly. 

Ques.  What  other  indignity  did  they  offer  to  him  ? 

Ans.  They  spit  upon  him,  and  struck  him  upon  hif 
head  with  a  reed. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  then  lead  him  ? 

A?is.    To  the  hill  Calvary. 

Ques.  Who  followed  him  there  ? 

Aaa.    Some  people,  crying. 


li%  IHILd'^    BIBLg 


*  See  his  temples  crovmed  -with  thoma, 
His  bleeding  hands  extended  wide  ; 
His  streamiug  feet  transfixed  and  tora^ 
The  fountain  gushing  from,  his  side. 

"  Beneath  my  '"-iid  he  faints  and  dies, 
I  filU'd  !ii-  -iHsi  wirh  \<:iuz>  unknown, 
I  caused  thuse  mortal  groans  and  cries 
I  killed  the  father's  only  Sou," 


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LESSON    XLIV. 

THE    CRUCIFIXION. 

"  Lo  !  at  noon  "t  \s  sudden  night , 
Darkness  coTers  all  the  day  ; 
Rock?  are  rending  at  the  sight ; 
Children,  can  you  tell  me  why 

^  Jesus  condescends  to  rlie  ?  " 

Ques   Wlio  folloTved  Jesus  up  Calvary's  hill  ? 
Ans.    A  jrrcat  company,  weeping  for  him. 


QUESTION    BOOK.  llf 

Qnes    What  did  J  esus  say  to  them  ? 

Ans.  Weep  not  for  me,  but  for  yourselves  and  clul« 
dren. 

Ques.  Why  did  1  b  tell  them  to  weep  for  lhemsehe« 
and  children  ? 

Atis.  Because  d  the  trouble  that  was  to  come  upon 
them.     • 

Ques.  Who  wert  to  be  troubled  ? 

Ans.    The  Jews. 

Ques.  Why  were  ^hey  to  be  troubled  ? 

Ans.  Because  thQf  «iid  not  believe  in  Chiist,  but  put 
him  to  death. 

Ques.  Upon  what  wx^  Jesus  crucified  ? 

Ans.    Upon  a  cross. 

Ques.  Who  was  crutLVd  each  side  of  him  ? 

Ans.   A  thief. 

Ques.  What  is  a  thief? 

Ans.    A  person  that  ste%V- 

Ques.  What  did  they  give  ^wkls  to  drink  ? 

Ajis.    Vinegar  and  gall. 

Ques.  How  does  gall  taste  ? 

A71S.    Very  bitten 

Ques.  Did  he  drink  it  ? 

Ans.    He  only  tasted  it. 

Dear  children,  your  Saviour  -r^  ciot  allowed  a  drink 
of  cold  water,  when  he  was  fainting  a^^d  thirsting ;  but 
■when  he  called  for  drink,  they  only  offered  him  sour  vin- 
egar and  bitter  gall,  which  he  could  not  dr^nk,  and  then 
they  drove  nails  through  his  hands  and  feet  to  nail  him 
to  the  cross. 

Qxies.  How  did  he  feel  towards  those  that  wer^  B^iUng 
him  to  the  cross  ? 

Ans.    He  forgave  them,  and  prayed  for  |hem. 

Ques.  What  should  this  teach  us  ? 

Ans.    To  forgive,  and  pray  for  those  that  injure  us. 


118  child's  bible 

Ques.  What  happened  after  Jesus  had  hung  upon  th« 
cross  about  three  hours  ? 

Ans.    Darkness  came  over  all  the  country. 

Ques.  How  long  was  it  dark? 

Ans.    Three  hours. 

Ques.  How  dark  was  it  ? 

Ans.    So  dark  that  they  could  not  see  the  sun. 

Ques.  What  time  in  the  day  was  it  dark  ? 

Ans.  From  twelve  o'clock  at  noon  till  three  o'clock 
la  the  afternoon. 

Ques.  What  shook  the  earth  when  he  bowed  his  head 
and  died  ? 

Ans.    An  earthquake. 

Ques.  What  did  it  do  ? 

Ans.    It  split  the  rocks,  and  opened  the  graves. 

Ques.  What  happened  to  the  dead  in  the  graves  ? 

Ans,    They  were  made  alive  and  walked. 

Ques.  What  was  done  to  the  beautiful  Temple  ? 

Ans.    Its  vail  was  torn  open. 

Ques.  AVhat  was  the  vail  of  the  temple  ? 

Ans.    A  beautiful  covering  over  the  holy  place. 

Ques.  How  did  those  feel  that  had  put  Jesus  to  de<ith, 
when  they  saw  the  darkness  and  earthquake,  and  tht 
dead  made  alive  and  walking  about  ? 

Ans.    They  were  afraid,  and  smote  their  breasts. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  ? 

Ans.    Truly,  this  was  the  Son  of  God. 

"  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  have  done, 
He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity  1  Grace  unknown  ' 
And  love  beyond  degree. 

"Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 
And  shut  its  glories  in, 
iT-feO  7brist  the  mighty  Maker  died 
for  man  the  creature's  sin .'  " 


QUESTION    BOOK.  ll> 


LESSON     XLV. 

CHRIST'S   BURIAL   AND   RESURRECTION. 

Qties.  As  it  was  drawing  near  evening,  and  the  next 
■  dav  was  the  Jewish  Sabbath,  what  did  the  Jews  wish  to 
io'? 

Ans.    To  bury  Jesus  and  the  two  thieves. 

Ques.  What  did  the  soldiers  do  to  those  that  were  hungi 
to  make  them  die  ? 

Ans.    They  broke  their  legs. 

Ques.  Did  they  break  Jesus'  bones  ? 

Ans.    They  did  not,  for  he  was  dead. 

Ques.  What  did  a  wicked  soldier  do  to  Jesus? 

Ans.    He  pierced  his  side  with  a  spear. 

Ques.  What  run  from  his  pierced  side  ? 

Ans.    Blood  and  water. 

Children,  this  was  all  done  for  our  sake,  because  d 
our  sins,  that  we  may  live  in  glory. 

Ques.  How  should  we  feel  towards  Jesus  Christ,  who 
Buffered  so  much  for  us  V 

Ans.    We  should  love  him  with  all  our  hearts. 

Ques.  Who  went  to  Pilate,  and  asked  for  the  dead  body 
of  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    A  good  man,  named  Joseph. 

Ques.  What  did  he  wish  to  do  with  it  ? 

Ans.    To  put  it  in  a  nice  new  tomb. 

Ques.  Who  went  to  the  tomb  to  see  him  bury  Jesus  ? 

A7u^.    Some  women,  and  a  man  named  Nicodemus. 

Ques.  What  did  they  place  before  the  door  of  the  tomb 
ftfter  they  had  put  the  body  in  it  ? 

Ans.    A  large  stone. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Jews  do  ? 

Ans.    They  sent  some  soldiers  to  watch  it 

Ques   Why  did  they  watch  it  ? 


120  child's  bible 

Ans.  For  fear  that  the  friends  of  Christ  would  steal 
!us  body,  and  then  say  that  Christ  was  risen  from  the 
dead. 

Ques.  How  many  nights  did  Christ  lay  in  the  tomb  ? 

Ans.    Friday  and  Saturday  nights. 

Ques.  What  did  the  soldiers  see  on  Sunday  morning 
as  they  were  watching  the  tomb  ? 

Ans.    An  angel  gliding  down  from  the  sky. 

Ques,  What  did  he  do  ? 

Ans.  He  rolled  away  the  large  stone  that  waa  before 
the  tomb. 

Ques.  What  did  he  do  then  ? 

Ans.    He  sat  down  upon  the  stone. 

Ques.  What  was  seen  in  the  tomb  ? 

.4ns.    The  dead  body  came  to  life. 

Ques.  How  were  the  soldiei's  affected? 

Ans.    They  fell  down  with  fear. 

Ques.  Who  came  to  the  tomb  soon  after  Jesus  had 
risen  from  the  dead  ? 

An3.    Two  women. 

Ques.  How  did  they  feel  when  they  saw  the  tomb 
empty  ? 

Ans.  They  were  afraid  the  soldiers  had  carried  away 
the  dead  body. 

Ques.  As  they  looked  around,  what  did  they  see  ? 

Ans.    The  angel,  with  long,  shining  robes. 

Ques.  W^at  did  he  say  to  them  '? 

Ans.    Be  not  afraid,  for  Jesus  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

Ques.  What  did  the  an-gel  tell  the  women  to  do  V 

Ajis.    To  go  and  tell  the  disciples  that  Jesus  was  aliv© 

Ques.  Did  they  go  ? 

Ans.    They  went  with  joy  and  fear. 

Ques.  Who  met  them  as  they  were  going  ? 

Ans.    Jesus  met  them,  and  said,  All  hail ! 

Ques.  What  did  they  see  in  his  hands  and  feet  ? 

Ans.  The  marks  that  the  nails  made  when  he  wa« 
bailed  to  the  cross. 


QUESTION    BOOK.  "  ISA 


"  Never  love  nor  sorrow  was 

Like  that  my  Jesus  showed ; 
gee  him  stretched  on  yonder  cross, 
And  crushed  beneath  our  load !  '^ 


LESSON    XLVI-_ 

THE   ASCENSION. 

"  Shine  to  his  praise,  ye  crystal  skies. 
The  floor  of  his  abode  ; 
Or  Teil  in  shades  your  thousand  eyes, 
Before  your  brighter  God." 

Ques.  How  long  did  Christ  staj  apon  earth  after  ht 
rose  from  the  dead  '? 

Ans.    Forty  days. 

Ques.  YVh&t  did  he  do  during  this  time  ? 

Ans.    He  told  the  disciples  what  they  must  do. 

Ques.  What  did  he  say  they  must  do  ? 

Ans.    Preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature,  and  bap- 
uze. 

Ques.  In  whose  name  were  they  to  be  baptized  ? 

Ans.    In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

Ques.  Who  were  they  to  baptize  ? 

Ans.    Those  that  repented  of  their  sins  and  believed  on 
the  Saviour. 

Ques.  With  what  did  he  tell  his  disciples  that  they 
ihould  be  baptized  ? 

Ans.    With  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Ques.   Who  did  he  say  should  go  v/ith  them  ? 

Ans.    He  said,  "Lo,  I  am  with  you." 

Ques.  Ho\V  long  wiE  he  be  with  those  that  preach  his 
word? 

Ans,    Even  unto  the  end  of  the  world. 
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122  child's  bible 

Ques.  After  Jesus  had  toid  his  disciples  these  thingp 
Inhere  did  be  go  with  them  ? 

A71S.  To  the  Mount  of  Olives. 

Ques,  "Where  is  the  Mount  of  OHves  ? 

Ans.    South  of  Jerusalem. 

Ques.  Kear  to  what  place  did  he  go  ? 

Ans.    Bethany. 

Ques.  As  he  came  near  to  Bethany  what  did  he  do? 

Ans.    He  hfted  up  his  hands  and  blessed  them. 

Ques.  What  became  of  the  Saviour  after  he  blessed 
them? 

A  ns.    He  went  up  into  heaven. 

Ques.  What  did  the  disciples  see  as  they  stood  gazing 
up  into  the  skies  ? 

A71S.    Two  angels. 

Ques.  What  did  the  angels  have  on  ? 

Ans.    White,  shining  robes. 

Ques.  What  did  they  ask  the  disciples  ? 

Ans.    AVhy  stand  ye  gazing  up  into  heaven. 

Ques.  What  did  the  angels  tell  them  ? 

Ans.    This  same  Jesus  shall  come  again. 

Ques.  W^hen  shall  Jesus  come  again  ? 

Ans.    At  the  end  of  the  world. 

Ques.  W'hat  will  he  do  ? 

Ans.  He  wiU  take  the  good  to  heaven,  but  he  iriU 
punish  the  wicked. 

Ques.  Shall  you  and  I  see  him  ? 

Ans.    We  shall,  tor  every  eye  shall  see  him. 

Ques.  Will  he  judge  us  ? 

Ans.    He  will,  lor  all  we  think,  do,  and  say. 

"  0  say,  shall  I  be  there. 
To  see  the  dreadful  glare, 
*  The  dreadful  sound  to  hear. 

The  dreadful  heat  to  beai, 
Of  falling  crags,  and  rocks,  of  roaring  8eaS| 
Of  smoking  hills  and  tianiing  skies  t 

"  0  yes  !  we  all  shall  be  there  ; 
The  grayes  shall  open  be  : 


QUESTION    BOOK. 


AH  Bhall  the  trumpet  li*iar, 

The  Judge's  face  shall  see  ; 

In  Tain  shall  some  upon  the  mountains  cail 

To  hide  their  heads  from  him  who  judges  all.*' 


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LESSON    XLVII. 

fWUBRE    18    JESUS,  AND  WHAT    IS    HE    DOING    FOR    D8  i 

•'  When  I  see  thee  hanginf^,  bleeding, 
Djing  on  the  cruel  tree  ; 
Pale  in  woe,  yet  interceding 

For  the  men  that  murdered  thee  ; 
How  can  I  refrain  from  giving 
,  Life  and  soul,  and  all  away, 

On  thy  prom.ise  ever  liring. 
Thee  adoring  night  and  day  1 

•'  When  I  see  thee  upward  breaking, 
From  the  grave,  on  high  to  stand, 


1S|1  child's  bible 

And  thy  rightful  empire  taking. 

At  the  Fathur's  blest  right  hand, 
Can  I  longer  doubt  thj-  favor, 

Or  thy  williijguess  to  bless? 
No,  my  interceding  SaTiour, 

Words  can  ne'er  my  hopes  express. 

Ques.  Where  is  Jesus  now  ? 

Ans.    Sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  FatheP. 

Ques.  What  is  he  now  doing  for  us? 

Ans. 

"  Now  every  suppliant's  cry  he  heeds, 
And  for  the  sinner  intercedes." 

Ques.  Where  does  he  plead  for  us  ? 
Ans.    When  we  have  sinned. 
Ques.  With  whom  does  he  plead  ? 
Ans.    God  the  Father. 

Ques.  K  the  Saviour  did  not  plead  in  our  betoalf,  wliat 
would  become  of  us  ? 

Ans.    We  should  die  in  our  sins. 

"  Dear  Saviour,  when  I  languish, 
And  lay  me  down  to  die, 
0,  send  a  shining  angel  ' 

To  take  me  to  the  sky." 

Ques.  If  we  are  sorry  for  our  sins,  what  does  he  say 

for  us  ? 

Ans.    Father,  forgive  them. 

Ques.  Does   God  "the  Father  do  as  the  Saviour  askf 
him?  ! 

Ans.    He  does. 

"  The  Father,  satisfied,  forgives  ; 
The  soul,  repentant,  hears  and  lives." 

Ques.  "V\Tiat  has  Christ  sent  into  the  world  ? 
Ans.    The  Holy  Spirit. 

Ques.  Why  has  he  sent  his  spirit  into  the  world  'i* 
A?is.    To  reprove  the  world  of  riifhteousness  and  of 
judgment  to  come- 


QUESTION    BOOK 

Ques.  What  is  it  that  makes  'us  feel  that  we   have 

Binned  ? 

Ans,  The  Holy  Spirit. 

Ques.  And  who  pleads  with  God  for  our  forgiveness  ? 

A  as.  Jesus  Christ. 

Ques.  Could  we  ever  be  saved  if  there  was  no  Christ  ? 

Ans.  We  cculd  not. 

Ques,  Who  gave  the  Saviour  to  die  for  sinners  ? 

Ans.  God  the  Father. 

Ques.  Did  not  Jesus  give  himself? 

;    Ans.  He  did. 

"  He  laid  his  glory  by  ; 

Forsook  his  d'n'elling  in  the  sky, 
And  by  a  mean  and  humble  birth, 
Became  a  stranger  here  on  earth." 

Ques.  How  should  we  feel  towards  him,  who  has  dons 

K)  much  for  us  ? 

Ans.  We  should  love  and  obey  him. 

Ques.  What  does  he  delight  to  have  us  do  ? 

Ans.  Ask  for  clean  hearts  and  right  spirits. 

Ques.  What  does  he  say  of  those  that  ask  ? 

Ans.  Ye  shall  receive. 

*'  Ask  but  his  grace,  and  lo  !  't  is  given ; 
B  .       Ask,  and  he  turns  your  hell  to  heayen ! 

Though  sin  and  sorrow  wound  my  eoisl; 
thy  balm  will  make  it  whoJc." 


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LESSON    XLVIII 


HOW  CAN   WE   GO    AND   LIVE   WITH  JESUS? 

"  Cleanse  me  from  sin,  my  heart  renew, 
0,  make  me  wholly  thiue  ; 
Distil  thy  spirit,  Lord,  like  dew, 
Upon  this  heart  of  mine, 

"  Then  shall  I  early  know  thy  grace, 
Obey  thy  holy  will, 
And  be  prepared  to  see  thy  face, 
On  yonder  Zion's  hill." 

Quss.  Little  children,  if  you  wish  to  go  and  live  wili 
Jesug  in  the  bright  world  above,  what  kind  of  Hkearti 
must  you  have? 

Ans.    Clean  hearts. 

Qiies.  What  will  make  our  hearts  clean  ? 

Ans.    The  blood  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Ques.  What  must  we  do,  in  order  to  have  the  blood  ol 
Christ  cleanse  our  hearts  ? 


QUESTION  BOOK^  lS» 

Ans.    Ask  Mm  for  clean  hearts. 

Ques.  How  must  we  ask  for  clean  hearts  ? 

Ans.    Believing  that  he  will  give  them  to  us. 

Ques.  If  we  have  clean  hearts,  how  shall  we  alwayi 
sonduct  ourselves  ? 

Ans.    "With  mildness  and  love. 

Ques.  Shall  we  indulge  in  idleness  and  mischief  if  we 
have  clean  hearts  ? 

Ans.    O  no. 

"  Idle  boys  and  men  are  found, 
Standing  on  the  devil's  ground." 

Ques.  If  our  hearts  are  clean  what  shall  we  hats  ? 

Ans.    Sin. 

Ques.  What  is  sin  ? 

Ans.    Disobedience  to  God. 

Ques.  Can  we,  of  ourselves,  love  God  and  hate  an  ? 

Ans.    O  no. 

"  So  hard  our  hearts  have  been, 
They  love  not  Christ,  nor  grieve  for  Bin." 

Ques.  TeU  me  some  things  you  must  not  do  if  yoa 
I  mean  to  go  to  heaven  ? 

Ans.    1st.   We  must  not  deceive.     2d.   We  must  not 

tell  a  lie.     3d.   We  must  not  quarrel.     4th.   We  must 

}i  not  get  angry.     5th.    We  must  not  disobey  our  parents. 

<  6th.   We  must  not  be  idle. 
Ques.  What  must  you  do  if  you  wish  to  get  to  heaven  ? 
Ans.    1st.  We  must  speak  the  truth.     2d.   Be  kind  to 

k  every   one.     3d.   Keep  the  commandments.     4th.   Pray 

<  for  a  clean  heart.     5th.   Believe  we  have  what  we  pray 
(ex. 

(ijies.  When  should  we  seek  for  clean  hearts  ? 
Ans.    When  we  are  young. 
Q^cs.  Why  should  we  seek  him  while  young  ? 
Ans.    Because  God  has  commanded  it 


nwn.T>"<=i .  BiBT..? 


**  'T  is  easier  -work,  if  we  begin 
To  fear  the  Lord  betimed 
While  pinners,  that  grow  olu  in  sin, 
Are  hardened  in  their  crimes. 

u  5^  will  pare  us  from  a  thousand  snares, 
To  mind  religion  young  ; 
Grace  will  reserve  our  following  years, 
And  make  our  virtue  strong." 


LESSON    XLIX. 


DESCRIBE   THE   DESTINY   OF   THE  LOST 

"  Hear  the  sinner  now  lamenting 
At  the.  sight  of  fiercer  pain  ; 
Cries  and  tears  he  now  is  venting, 
But  he  weeps  and  cries  in  vain, 

Greatly  mourning 
That  he  ne'er  was  horn  again." 

Quits.  Little  'children,  you  have  learned  what  jou  murt 
do  if  you  would  get  to  heaven.  Now  tell  me  what  wili 
become  of  the  impenitent  ? 

Ans.    They  -syill  be  shut  out  of  heaven. 

Ques.  Will  they  have  the'compacy  of  good  people' 

Ans.    They  will  not. 

"  There  I  see  my  godly  neighbors, 
AVho  were  once  despised  by  me  ; 
Now  they  're  clad  in  dazzUng  splendor. 
Waiting  my  sad  fate  to  see. 

Farewell,  neighbors  ! 
Dismal  gulf,  I  'm  bound  for  thee." 

Qnes.  What  kind  of  company  will  they  have  ? 

Ans.    The  company  of  liars,  thieves,  and  murdeiei* 

Ques.  Where  will  God  turn  the  itdcked  ? 

Ans.    Into  hell. 

Ques.  What  will  he  rain  upon  them  ? 


QUESTION   BOOK.  ISS 

Ans.    Fire  and  brimstone. 
Ques.  What  will  they  do  in  that  dreadfiil  place  f 
Ans.    They  will  weep,  and  gnash  their  teelL 
Ques   Why  will  they  gnash  their  teeth  ? 
•  Ans.    Because  of  their  pain. 

"  Hail !  ye  ghosts  that  dwell  in  darkness, 
Qroaning,  rattling  qf  your  chains ! 
Christ  has  now  pronounced  my  sentence, 
I  'm  to  dwell  in  endless  pain ; 
i  •  Down  I  'm  rolling, 

!  Never  to  return  again." 

Ques.  How  long  will  the  wicked  remain  in  thia  dread- 
al  place  ? 
Ans,    Forever. 
Ques.  Do  we  read  in  the  Bible  of  any  that  ever  went 

0  this  place  ? 

Ans.    We  do ;  of  a  rich  man  named  Dives. 

Ques.  Whom  did  Dives  see  when  he  was  in  the  place 
}i  torment  ? 

Ans.    Lazarus,  in  Abraham's  bosom. 

Ques.  Who  was  Lazarus  ? 

Ans.  A  poor  man  that  laid  at  the  rich  man's  gate,  and 
ite  his  crumbs ;  and  he  died  and  went  to  heaven,  but  the 
ich  man  died  and  went  to  hell. 

Ques.  Who  was  Abraham  ? 

Ans.    A  good  man  that  God  loved- 

Ques.  What  is  he  called  ? 

Ans.    The  father  of  the  faithful. 

Ques.  What  did  the  rich  man  ask  of  Abraham  ? 

'Ans.  To  send  Lazarus  to  him  with  a  drop  of  ooU 
Iwater. 

Ques.  Why  did  he  wish  for  water  ? 

Ans.    To  cool  his  tongue,  for  he  was  in  flames  of  fire. 

Ques.  Did  Abraham  send  Lazarus  ? 

A71S.  He  could  not,  because  there  was  a  great  gulf 
:i  etween  them. 

Ques.  How  long  win  the  wicked  be  tormented  ? 

Am    Night  and  day,  fo'^ver. 


mo  CHILD'S   BIBLE 


"  There  is  a  dreadful  hell, 
And  everlasting  pains  ; 
There  sinners  must  with  devil*  dlS9S2» 
In  darkness,  fire,  and  chains, 

"  Can  such  a  Ttretch  as  I 
Escape  this  cursed  end? 
And  may  I  hope,  whene'er  I  die, 
I  shall  to  heaven  ascend  ? 

__"  Then  I  for  grace  will  pray, 

"While  I  have  life  and  breath  j 
Lest  I  should  be  cut  off  to-day. 
And  sent  to  eternal  death." 


LESSON    L. 

DESCRIBE   HEAVEN. 

"  There  is,  beyond  the  sky, 
A  heaven  of  joy  and  love  ; 
And  holy  children,  when  they  d!©, 
Go  to  that  world  above." 

Ques.  What  sort  of  place  is  heaven  ? 

Ans.  A  very  bright  and  beautiful  place. 

Ques.  What  will  make  it  bright  ? 

Ans.  The  glory  of  God. 

Ques.  What  sort  of  people  will  be  there  ? 

Ans.  Holy  people. 

Ques.  What  is  heaven  sometimes  called  ? 

Ans.  A  place  of  rest. 

Ques.  Whom  shall  the  people  delight  to  see  there  i 

Ans.  God ;  and  his  name  shall  be  on  their  foreheadf. 

Ques.  What  will  he  give  to  his  people  ? 

Ans.  An  eternal  weight  of  glory. 

Ques.  Will  there  be  night  in  heaven  ? 

jlns.  There  will  be  to  night  thef  /  »either  candhji 
aeither  light  of  the  sui' 


QUESTION   BOOK.  iSl 

Ques,  What  shall  light  the  place  ? 

Ans.*  The  glory  of  the  Lamb. 

Ques.  Who  besides  God  and  holy  people  are  in  hea^ 
en? 
.  Ans.    Shining  angels. 

Ques.  How  will  the  people  be  clothed? 

A  ns.    In  white  robes,  and  crowns  on  their  heada. 

Qnes.  What  will  they  do  in  heaven  ? 

Ans,    Praise  God,  and  sing  songs. 

Ques.  What  will  they  have  in  their  hands  ? 

A  ns.    Harps  of  gold. 

Ques.  What  songs  will  be  sung  in  heayen  ? 

Ans     Songs  of  redeeming  love. 

Ques.  To  whom  will  they  sing  songs  ? 

Ans.    To  God  and  the  Lamb. 

Ques.  Who  is  meant  by  the  Lamb  ? 

Ans.    Jesus  Christ. 

Ques.  WiU  the  people  ever  be  sad  in  heaven,  and 
weep  ? 

Ans.    No ;  for  God  shall  wipe  all  tears  from  their  eyes. 

Ques.  Will  people  die  there  ? 

Ans.    No  ;  thfere  will  be  no  more  pain  nor  death  there. 

"  God's  own  soft  hand  shall  -wipe  the  tears 
From  every  weeping  eye, 
And  pains  and  groans  and  griefi  and  fears, 
And  death  itself  shall  die. 

Ques.  How  long  shall  these  happy  people  live  in  heav- 
en? 

Ans.    For  ever. 

Yes,  dear  children,  those  that  are  so  happy  as  to  go  lo 
heaven  will  never  again  be  sad  or  sorrowful,  will  never 
be  sick  and  die,  but  will  always  be  well  and  happy.  Oh, 
how  much  we  should  praise  God  for  what  he  has  don-* 
for  us  1 

Ques.  Children,  do  you  think  it  is  an  easy  matte?  to 
get  to  heaven  ? 


182  child's  bible 

Ans.  We  do  not,  for  Clirist  says,  Strive  to  enter  in. 

Ques.  What  did  lie  mean  by  tlie  word  strive  ?     « 

Ans.  Try  hard. 

Ques  How  must  we  try  ? 

Ans.  Pray,  and  watch  against  evil  as  long  as  we  liT« 

*'  No  chilling  winds  nor  pois'nous  breath. 
Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

"  There,  on  those  high  and  flowery  pMnf , 
Our  spirits  ne'er  shall  tire  ; 
But  in  perpetual,  joyful  strains, 
Kedeeming  love  admire." 


LESSON    LI. 

REVIEW    THE  LAST   SEVENTEEN  LESSONS. 

Ques*  Who  is  Jesus  Christ  ?  » 

Ans.  The  Son  of  God. 

Ques.  What  was  his  mother's  name  ? 

Ans.  Mary. 

Ques.  Where  was  he  bom  ? 

Ans.  In  Bethlehem  of  Judea. 

Ques.  Who  wished  to  kill  him  ? 

Ans.  Herod  the  King. 

Ques.  "Who  named  him  ? 

Ans.  An  angel. 

Ques.  What  was  Jesus  Christ  to  be  ? 

A  ns.  A  light  to  the  world. 

Ques.  How  old  was  Jesus  when  he  began  to  preach  > 

AnS'.  About  thirty  years  old. 

Ques.  How  many  disciples  did  he  choose  ? 

A  ns.  Twelve. 


QUESTION  BOOK.  ISS 

Ques,  What  did  he  teach  them  when  he  went  upon  a 

paountaln  to  preach  to  the  multitude  V 

Ans.  1st.  To  be  humble.  2d.  To  be  sorry  for  their 
sins.  3d.  To  be  mild  and  pleasant.  4th.  To  wish  to  te 
like  God.  5th.  To  be  kind  to  the  poor.  6th.  To  be  pure 
in  heart.  7th.  To  be  at  peace  with  everybody.  8th, 
To  be  patient  when  spoken  evil  of. 

Ques.  Who  have  pure  hearts  ? 

Ans.  Those  that  have  been  cleansed  with  the  blood 
©f  Christ,  and  do  as  he  requires. 

Ques.  Who  shall  see  God  ? 

Ans,    Those  that  have  pure  hearts. 

Ques.  Describe  the  peacemaker  ? 

Ans.  One  that  will  not  dispute  or  quarrel,  and  tries  to 
persuade  others  not  to  do  so. 

Ques.  What  is  said  of  the  peacemakers  ? 

Ans.    They  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  do  besides  preaching  ? 

Ans.  He  cured  the  sick,  opened  the  eyes  of  the  bhnd, 
anstopped  the  ears  of  the  deaf,  and  raised  the  dead. 

Ques.  How  long  did  he  preach,  and  do  these  wonderful 
things  ? 

A71S.    About  three  years  and  a  half. 

Ques.  Whose  servant  did  Jesus  heal  as  he  came  down 
from  the  mountain  ? 

Ans.    The  centurion's  seivant. 

Ques.  What  is  said  of  him  ? 

Ans.    He  loved  the  Jews. 

Ques.  What  had  he  built  for  them  ? 

A71S.    A  house  to  worship  in. 

Ques.  WTiat  did  he  say  when  he  saw  Jesus  commg> 

Ans.  I  am  not  worthy  that  he  should  come  into  mj 
louse. 

Ques^.  How  did  Jesus  cure  his  servant  ? 

Ans.    He  spake,  and  he  was  healed. 

Ques.  What  did  Jesus  say  of  the  centurion 

Ans.    That  he  was  a  man  of  great  faith 
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Ques.  Should  we  not  beKeve  all  tliat  Jesus  Las  said  ? 

Ans.    We  should. 

Ques.  Kame  some  that  Jesus  raised  from  the  dead  ? 

Ans.    The  son  of  a  widow,  and  Lazarus. 

Ques.  "What  did  Jesus  say  of  little  children  ? 

Ans.    Suffer  httle  children  to  come  unto  me. 

*'  To  him  let  little  children  come, 
For  he  has  said  they  may  ; 
His  bosom  then  shall  be  their  home. 
Their  tears  he  '11  wipe  away." 


LESSON    LII. 

REVIEW   CONTINUED. 

Ques    Who  disliked  Jesus  V 
Ans.    The  rulers  of  the  Jews. 
Ques.  Why  did  they  hate  him  ? 
Ans.    Because  he  told  them  of  their  faults. 
Ques.  Should  we  dislike  those  who  tell  us  of  our  faults  ? 
Ans.    We  should  not 

Qiies.  Did  Jesus  know  that  many  of  the  Jews  hated 
turn,  and  wanted  to  kill  him  ? 

Ans.    He  did  ;  he  knew  all  their  thoughts. 
Ques.  Where  did  he  go  to  pray  one  evening  "* 
Ans.    Into  a  garden  of  olive  trees. 

"  0  garden  of  Oliret,  thou  dear,  honored  spot, 
The  fame  of  thy  Tronder  shall  ne'er  be  forgot  j 
The  theme  most  transporting  to  seraphs  above, 
The  triumph  of  sorrow,  the  triumph  of  love." 

Yes,  my  dear  children,  the  evening  before  Christ  was 
crucified,  he  went  away  under  some  olive  trees,  and  there 
he  groaned  and  wept  because  of  the  sin  that  is  in  the 


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world,  and  he  knew  that  uiJesg  he  died  and  suffered  for 
us,  we  should  De  miserable  for  ever ;  and  as  he  prayed, 
he  sweat  gvi  at  drops  of  blood,  which  ran  down  hia 
face  and  fell  to  the  ground.  All  this  was  for  us,  dcai 
children.     On,  how  much  we  should  love  him  1 

Ques.  Whde  he  was  prapng,  who  came  to  take  him? 

Ans.    The  rulers  of  the  Jews. 

Ques,  Whc  told  them  where  Jesus  could  be  found  ? 

Ans.    Juda'j,  one  of  Christ's  disciples. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  take  him  ? 

Ans.    To  the  housf  of  the  high  priest. 

Ques.  What  did  tl  ij  do  with  him  there  ? 

Ans.    They  mocked  him,  and  struck  hum,  and  spit  upon 
him. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  of  him  ? 

Ans-     He  speaketh  profanely. 

Ques.  Where  did  they  take  him  in  the  morning? 

Ans.    To  Pilate. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  take  him  to  Pilate  ? 

Ans.    To  have  him  crucify  Jesus,  because  lie  was  gov- 
ernor. 

Ques.  What  is  it  to  crucify  ? 

Ans.    To  hang. 

Ques.  What  did  Pilate  say  of  him  ? 

Ans.    I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

Ques.  What  did  Pilate  consent  to  ? 

Ajis.    Tc  let  the  Jews  crucify  Jesus. 

Ques.  What  did  the  Jews  to  mock  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    They  put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe,  and  a  crown  of 
thorns  upon  liis  head. 

Ques.  What  did  they  put  in  his  hand  ? 

Ans.    A  reed  cane. 

Ques.  Why  did  they  do  this  ? 

Ans.    Because  this  was  the  manner  of  dressing  fcrngiV 
and  they  dressed  him  so  to  mock  him. 

Ques.  What  did  they  say  to  him  ? 
Ans.    Hail,  King  of  the  Jews . 


136  CHILD  8    BIBLE   QUESTION   BOOK. 

Ques.  What  shook  the  earth  when  Jesos  died  ^ 

Ans.    An  earthquake. 

Ques.  What  was  done  to  the  beautiful  temple  ? 

Ans.    Its  covering  was  torn  open. 

Ques.  What  was  seen  in  the  grave-yards  ? 

Ans.    The  graves  were  opened,  and  the  dead  came  Is 
l/fe  and  walked. 

Ques.  Who  buried  Jesus  ? 

Ans.    A  man  named  Joseph. 

Ques.  When  was  he  buried  ? 

Ans.    Friday  evening. 

Ques.  When  did  he  rise  from  the  dead  ? 

Ans.    Sunday  morning. 

Ques.  How  long  did  he  stay  on  the  earth  after  he  row  "^ 
from  the  dead  ? 

Ans.    Fort}^  days. 

Ques.  T^Tiere  did  he  then  go  ? 

Ans.    To  heaven. 

Ques.  What  is  he  doing  there  ?  - 

Ans.    Pleading  for  us. 

Ques.  Will  he  come  to  earth  again  ? 

Ans.    He  will  come  to  judge  the  world. 

Ques.  What  will  he  do  with  those  that  disobey  him  ? 

Ans.    Cast  them  into  hell. 

Ques.  What  will  he  say  to  those  that  have  loved  and 
obeyed  him  ? 
'   Ans,    Come,  ye  blessed,  enter  into  joys. 


'■•*  Hark,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord ! 
'T  is  thy  Saviour  ;  hear  his  word ! 
Jesus  speaks  ;  he  speaks  to  thee  . 
'  Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me  ? 

•<  Thou  Shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  farith  is  dene, 
Partner  of  thy  throne  shai*  be  ; 
*  gay,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me  ? 


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